Literacy
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Have Weighted Grades Outlived Their Usefulness?
The foundational rationale for weighted grades is that the practice provides an incentive for learners to challenge themselves academically. By placing greater value on ... -
Questions About Books That You Can Ask Your Friends
Have you ever been chatting with someone and thought, “what should we talk about?” Well, you can always ask them questions about books. Most ... -
The Ultimate Collection of Sight Word Songs
Sight words are an essential aspect of language that is often difficult for young kids to grasp fully. You see, they fill a niche ... -
The Importance Of Emergent Literacy
Most children develop some form of a vocabulary before they get confident in walking proves the great value of literacy. Listening, speaking, writing, and ... -
Implementing Reading Interventions For Adolescent English Learners With Reading Difficulties And Disabilities
Reading intervention for those with reading difficulties and disabilities is paramount to the long-term success and independence for these individuals. In a perfect system, ... -
Why Students Struggle with Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is the ability to mentally process written words and deduce what they mean, integrating this new knowledge with past knowledge. It’s not ... -
Reading Intervention: Strategies to Help Students Catch Up
Learning to read is different for every kid. Some kids enjoy reading, so they do it often and learn quickly. However, other students struggle ... -
The 3 Keys to Successful Reading Intervention
According to a study performed by the NAEP, 32% of 4th graders were performing below “Basic” levels of reading, along with 24% of 8th ... -
Using Children’s Books to Effectively Support Social and Emotional Learning
To a child, books can be an effective tool to teach them about certain scenarios. When kids are told an interesting story with a ... -
Including The Family In Children’s Literacy Education
According to Reading Is Fundamental, 93 million adults in the U.S. read at or below the basic level needed to contribute successfully to society; ...
