Teaching a child to decode words is a critical early step in reading instruction. But just because children can read words doesn’t mean they understand them. “Reading comprehension, in its simplest ...

Originally posted at Curriculum Matters. A new study of Reading Recovery, a 1-on-1 reading intervention program for 1st graders, found that the program had a significant positive impact on students’ ...

Read the following passage carefully and answer question numbers 1 to 5. I did that thing recently where you have to sign a big card - which is a horror unto itself, especially as the keeper of the ...

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...