Kids from poorer families may know fewer words
Kids from low-income families are exposed to fewer words, but the fact is, vocabulary remains smaller than peers even after school starts.
Language Arts
Dyslexia may affect writing as well as reading
Proper diagnosis is key in dyslexic children, who have trouble processing written words. They often have trouble writing, even without dysgraphia.
Early diagnosis would benefit dyslexia sufferers
Research connecting difficulty processing speech with dyslexia could lead to earlier diagnosis of dyslexia and better help for those who suffer from it.
Canadian immigrant kids’ learning at risk
Childhood immigration in Canada, esp. with rising refugees there, has sent educators looking for answers on how to best educate them.
K-8 may prep kids for h.s. better than middle schools
Attending a middle school, compared to a K-8 school, may give kids a lower self-perception of their reading skills, a study from NYU suggests.
Students mark Banned Books Week 2017
When communities rise up and challenge our libraries’ right to carry certain books, the community challenges the 1st Amendment, a student explains.
$45 mil from feds will strengthen Md. literacy
Literacy is a foundation for all learning, and Md. public schools have their share of $45 million coming from the feds to boost literacy skills.
Em dashes vs. semicolons in student writing
To add to a sentence in a way that emphasizes or elaborates the point, should you use a semicolon or an em dash?
Word of the day: ‘dotard’
US and N. Korea are engaged in a war of words that we hope will not escalate into a nuclear threat. The words are becoming personal, though.
Boys or girls, we get good at what we practice
We can deny it, but test after test (whether valid or not) shows boys score well in higher math and girls in elementary reading. What to do?