Our testing system is based on the idea that reading comprehension can be measured independently of what kids know, but science indicates otherwise. The American education system rests in large part ...
Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...
“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense. And much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t. Throughout the school year, classrooms across the ...
Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.
Most tests that elementary teachers take to enter the profession don’t adequately measure their knowledge of best practices for reading instruction, a new analysis contends. The report, from the ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Science, math and reading are at the foundation of education and for South Carolina students at least one of those areas is facing major challenges. S.C. Department of Education (SCDE ...
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