North Reading teen turns love for writing into her first published book

At just 15-years-old, a North Reading teen is now an author. Her love for reading and writing—and inspiration from her ...
The Hechinger Report

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...
NPR

A popular program for teaching kids to read just took another hit to its credibility

One of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs for young children has taken another hit to its credibility. Reading Recovery — a one-on-one tutoring program for first graders — has ...
Psychology Today

What Your First Grader’s Writing Shows About Reading

In this second of a two-part post, I collaborate with co-author Dr. Molly Ness of Fordham University to show how analysis of writing in children as young as kindergarten shows evidence of foundational ...

Texas will soon issue a required reading list for all K-12 students. Here's what to know

The GOP-led State Board of Education will set the list. Early title suggestions include "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Outsiders ...