Tag: literacy

As Maryland moves toward a new literacy mandate, we examine a study that tracks the economic impact on students through age 26 who were held back.

While STEM gets the headlines, research shows that reading proficiency remains the top requirement for long-term education and workforce productivity.

The pope's letter entitled "On the Role of Literature in Formation" addresses the important role novels and poetry can play in our emotional maturity.

Do you think Maryland third graders who fail to demonstrate sufficient reading skills should be held back? Sound off.

Louisiana has a plan to ease the state's "literacy crisis": mandatory summer school if kids need it and phonics.

How can the spacing of letters in words be used to help young children who are having difficulty learning to read?

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.

Reading at grade level, by third grade, has been shown to predict success throughout a student's school life, and one group of Mich. schools is meeting the challenge.

Diets rich in vegetables, fruit, berries, whole grain, fish, and unsaturated fats and low in sugary products produced better reading scores. From Finland.

As part of a growing global economy, many students are enrolling in dual-language programs and earning a Seal of Biliteracy.