Until a couple of years ago, Lucy Calkins was, to many American teachers and parents, a minor deity. Thousands of U.S. schools used her curriculum, called Units of Study, to teach children to read and ...

Reading comprehension seems like it should be easy to define. In simple terms, it’s the ability to understand what one reads. But beneath that simple definition lies a diverse array of component ...

In a recent opinion essay, I defended the primacy of traditional literacy skills against the National Council of Teachers of English ’s mystifying call to “decenter” them. In this essay, I will ...

When third-grader Veronica Fojo arrived for her weekly tutoring session at Barnett Elementary School, she was greeted by tutor Tracey McFarland with a warm smile and hug. Then the two got right to ...

Parents are blasting the new reading curriculum that will debut in some public elementary schools in the fall as a dumbed-down step backwards. “Into Reading” offers kids a chance to coast by with ...