(The Center Square) – The state’s stalled budget negotiations left many other proposals on hold, including a bipartisan plan to increase childhood literacy. Still, the lawmakers behind the legislation ...
National education leaders say they don’t know exactly why in students’ crawl back to pre-pandemic academic proficiency, younger children are outpacing their older schoolmates. But one factor ...
In the world of structured literacy, there are few names that are as recognizable as Barbara Wilson. A renowned literacy expert, Barbara Wilson co-founded Wilson Language Training®, an evidence-backed ...
If it wins the election, the National Party has vowed to shake up how children are taught to read and write. Part of this education overhaul includes a pledge to require the teaching of “structured ...
Future teachers know how to read but often don’t understand the logic governing the English language, says Keely Baronak, ...
From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy – also known as “phonics” or the “science of reading” – to teach children how to read. But the very ...
Structured literacy creates implementation challenges: Teachers must diagnose skill gaps, deliver explicit instruction, and adjust based on progress while managing diverse learners and competing ...
When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining ...
The recent NAEP scores have confirmed a sobering truth: Our schools remain in the grips of a literacy crisis. Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are ...
The New Mexico Public Education Department named Bell Elementary School as a Structured Literacy Model School, ranked alongside seven other schools in the state. The PED recently sent out a press ...
Outside, it was summer, but inside John Lewis Elementary School in Macon, Ga. Quantesha Pittman was teaching third graders to build words. "What's that first sound again?" she asked the room of about ...
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, educators and school leaders find themselves facing a growing literacy crisis. Many students experienced learning loss due to virtual education or absence from ...