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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

When teens take the mic Recent studies show that reading for pleasure among teens is at an all-time low. students read for fun almost every day–down from 31 percent in 1984. In the UK, the National Literacy Trust reports that just 28 percent of children aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2023.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

eSchool News

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. It is also an invitation for the speaker to be attentive to communicating with the entire class.

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Smartphones Have Changed Student Attention, Even When Students Aren’t Using Them

Edsurge

When teachers think their students aren’t paying attention in class, they’re probably right. EdSurge connected with Turner to learn about this new world of fragmented attention and what educators can do to reach these increasingly distracted students. Or read a partial transcript, edited for clarity, below. What does that mean?

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How Reading Rainbow is closing the reading gap for the digital generation

eSchool News

Public-private partnerships are expanding Reading Rainbow’s impact for a new generation. Not only do we want our children to be fluent readers but we also need them to be able to think critically about the information they receive and communicate their thoughts, ideas and opinions in an effective form.

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Avoid the One-Size-Fits-All Classroom

Catlin Tucker

.” When students are at the learning station with me, they have my undivided attention. My students were reading Of Mice and Men and attempting to complete an explicit/implicit chart. It makes it so much easier to design tasks and challenges that foster communication and collaboration.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research.

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

The overall quality of students’ work also suffers when they do not have the time and space needed to fully engage with academic tasks or produce artifacts to express and communicate their learning. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

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