For typically developing readers, fluency—or the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression—is often simply a product of practice. Having mastered the letter sounds, decoding rules, and a ...

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This article is part of the collection: From School to Shining School: 52 Stories from Educators Across the U.S. My 2nd grade students have been working very hard all year long on learning what ...

Microsoft has rolled out Reading Progress, a free education tool for Teams that gives teachers artificial intelligence (AI) estimations of student performance and errors when reading text. The Teams ...

Abby Houlton teaches in a special-education classroom at Brookridge Elementary School in Overland Park, Kan. Reading is a fundamental component of a basic skills-oriented education – one of the "three ...

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A renown cognitive psychologist is touting the importance of spelling for reading achievement. In his highly regarded new book, Raising Kids Who Read [1], cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham says ...

When it comes to reading, there's always room for improvement! And it starts at home. Even if your child can read, practicing can hone the skill and a little bit of encouragement can work wonders when ...