Teacher Cast

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Science of Reading is revolutionizing literacy instruction, providing educators with evidence-based strategies to enhance student outcomes. This approach focuses on the essential components of reading development and leverages scientific research to inform teaching practices.

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Teacher Cast

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Science of Reading is revolutionizing literacy instruction, providing educators with evidence-based strategies to enhance student outcomes. This approach focuses on the essential components of reading development and leverages scientific research to inform teaching practices.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

BOSTON – In California, third- to fifth-grade students at 525 schools using Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand, made significantly higher literacy gains compared to their peers in 4,362 schools that did not use the program. For more information, visit lexialearning.com.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2025

For years, graphic novels were dismissed as light reading or just comics. The big misunderstanding The idea that graphic novels are somehow less valuable than prose books is a misconception rooted in outdated ideas about what counts as serious reading. One of the most overlooked answers? Graphic novels.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

Open a book, pack your imaginary bags, and travel the world in this Read Around the World Middle Grade Book Reading Challenge for tweens ages. The post Read Around the World Middle Grade Reading Challenge for Tweens appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

As we start breaking down barriers for girls in STEM, we cannot ignore the similar plight of boys in reading–a fundamental skill that builds upon itself in every subject. Read more about this meta-analysis and the biases it reveals from the American Institutes of Research. Do you hold implicit gender bias?

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2025

And yet, we are facing yet another heartbreaking report on student performance in reading. While most, if not all, of these are likely factors, and the analyses of why will continue, the prominent question for many of us is: Why, with so many states now signed on to the science of reading, do we still have this significant literacy crisis?

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs. Still, educators can offer early literacy support and help for struggling readers using evidence-based reading instruction. What is a delayed reader?

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

NWEA research notes that students can lose up to two months of math skills over the summer, and reading abilities can also decline, particularly for students from underserved communities. For younger children, PBS Kids also provides games and shows that reinforce foundational skills in reading, math, and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Research indicates that students typically lose between one to two months of reading and mathematics skills during summer vacation. Establishing structured reading routines is paramount, with research showing that reading just six books during summer can prevent a decline in reading achievement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry. In a landscape where English proficiency and reading levels vary widely, it’s essential that we provide high-quality, credible resources that offer both language accessibility and academic rigor.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

After reading, students can share their responses via Padlet in text, image, and video. Students also can read and respond to other peers’ responses. Three Big Questions: Using this low-prep discussion strategy, students interact with a text and collect notes on the three big questions. The questions are: What surprised me?

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Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re trying to get students to really think while they read, not just skim or restate facts, then reciprocal reading might be just the technique you’re looking for. But what it does is something that every teacher hopes for: it helps students take control of their own reading process.

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Imagination Soup

MAY 21, 2025

Take a middle grade reading road trip around the USA! The post 50 States Reading Road Trip (Middle Grade Books Set in the USA) appeared first on Imagination Soup. Discover the best middle grade books set in each state of the United States of.

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Imagination Soup

MAY 27, 2025

Whether theyre dreaming of becoming astronauts, wondering what happened to Pluto, or obsessed with the moon and Mars, The post Out-of-This-World Reads: Best Space & Solar System Books for Kids appeared first on Imagination Soup. Space is endlessly fascinatingespecially for curious kids!

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We are Teachers

JUNE 24, 2025

Check out this list for recommendations of exceptional chapter books for first graders to support developing reading skills.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

The targeted program focused on foundational skills – phonemic awareness, letter naming, and oral reading fluency – and delivered remarkable results: 99% of participating students improved their overall composite early reading assessment scores from pre- to post-test.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

The program gives educators one possible model to follow as they look to reverse the trend of declining student proficiency in reading. Most of what we were doing had to do with the standards for reading informational text, things like marketing and tailoring your game pitch for your audience, said McDivitt.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

We blend math, robotics, reading, and writing for engaging, collaborative learning. Cultivating Confidence: Transforming Middle Grades Math Education : A public charter school in Orangeburg, SC, offers a dynamic Algebra 1-focused related arts course to enhance math and reading skills while fostering positive math identities.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

He emphasizes that AI discussions are evolving beyond teacher efficiency to focus on revolutionizing curriculum, instruction, and pedagogy across subjects like math, science, and reading. Click through for the details:

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Because this type of vision loss affects tasks that require detailed focus, such as reading, writing, and recognizing faces, students with central vision impairment often face unique challenges that can affect their overall school experience.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

The platform covers all subjects–from vocabulary and reading strategies to science, social studies, and math–through catchy songs and interactive lessons. It also includes question sets to aid in developing reading comprehension skills and vocabulary. The platform lets you filter texts by grade, Lexile level, or topic.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2025

In fact, research shows that math scores predict future earnings better than reading scores. Early math skills also predict student success in other subjects like reading and science. This is particularly troubling given that students with higher math scores tend to earn higher incomes as adults.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

It lets students listen to their reading instead of (or in addition to) consuming it visually. It assesses a student’s progress in real time and adjusts the lessons to match their ability, strengthening their vocabulary, listening, reading, and speaking skills.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 26, 2025

These back-to-school books are a great way to facilitate discussions and to encourage students to feel comfortable sharing.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Kibeam is redefining early childhood literacy education with the launch of Kibeam Wand : a first-of-its-kind, screen-free, AI-powered handheld device that reinforces foundational reading skills through immersive storytelling and play-based learning. children struggle to read proficiently. Nearly two-thirds of U.S.

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GovTech

JULY 8, 2025

A middle-school teacher in Riverside County, Calif., had students generate keywords from a section of a book, use them to prompt an AI image generator, then work in groups to see what the image was missing.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Meanwhile, Houston Independent School District partnered with an AI company to develop reading passages tailored to individual student levels and classroom goals. This could be gamified lessons that minimize cognitive overload, voice-assisted content to reduce reading anxiety, or real-time emotional feedback to help manage frustration.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2025

The following scenario is becoming more common for educators: You’re grading assignments, reading them one-by-one, until one of them catches your eye. There’s no denying that AI can enhance learning and digital literacy, but some usage raises important questions about ethics and its impact on academic outcomes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. At the same time, the percentage of students who say they read for pleasure is declining : Fewer than half of all children ages 8-18 (43 percent) say they enjoy reading in their spare time, down from 58 percent in 2016.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. At Khan World School, a partnership between ASU Prep and Khan Academy, students have shown learning growth as high as 2 to 5 times national norms in math, reading, and language arts.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

We have all the levels in one classroom, so having a platform like Lexia Core5 Reading, personalized to each student is very powerful. Making great strides Our students reading progress is improving significantly. Teach to a group or individuals. There’s no red flag of what a student is doing, but it is helping them.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Reading Comprehension: Reading assignments, especially those involving complex texts, can take students varying amounts of time to understand and analyze. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

Early research on the pandemic’s impact revealed significant learning losses, with students on average losing ground in reading and mathematics. The digital divide exacerbated these losses, as students from disadvantaged backgrounds often faced limited access to technology and adequate support systems.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Key points: Encouraging reading is a top priority, no matter how the material is presented Boycotting book fairs no more Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub I love a good classic. After all, I named my son Holden.

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