Helping students engage with informational texts
Scaffolding is a technique successful teachers use in order to make nonfiction, informational text passages more accessible.
Language Arts
On the day front pages changed forever
We honor first responders of 9/11/2001 and military and civilian soldiers who defended this nation afterwards with a personal account of how national journalism changed that horrible day.
Florida balances optimism after the riots
Student newspaper are flooded with opinions about what happened at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, but a few in Fla. feature insightful reporting.
Inclusion a theme for National Book Award
The winner this year in Young People's Literature tells the story of a black boy and his deceased brother, a gay friend, and the Louisiana bayou.
NYT opens 2nd annual narrative writing contest
Last year's narrative writing contest from the <em>New York Times</em> was so successful that they're running it again. Deadline: Nov. 17.
Busy pictures hinder reading comprehension
When extraneous illustrations are used less, children can have an easier time focusing on text and better reading comprehension.
Cerebellum less involved than thought in dyslexia
Treatments, such as wobble blocks, that focus on the cerebellum in certain forms of dyslexia, may be ineffective.
Much classic lit set to enter the public domain
The new year will bring many classic literary works to the public domain, as they were first published in 1923, a very lucrative year in literature.
Green filter helps dyslexic students read faster
The use of appropriate color-contrast filters as been shown to help dyslexic students read faster, but availability lags in some places.
IL debate, journalism finals return to ISU, Heartland
The Ill. H.S. Assn. plans to move the debate and journalism finals this year back to the Bloomington-Normal community.