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While schools across the country have shed librarians, Leigh Knapp became the first full-time librarian at her school.
The new books publishing this week may get quite heavy, laden as they are with family tragedy, psychopathy and heartbreak — ...
Kids aren’t as sneaky as they think they are ... as a way to trick them into learning because they have to read someone else’s work.” In an English class lesson on “The Odyssey," Eaves offers as an ...
Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an ...
A plan by Lenox Memorial Middle and High School Principal Jeremiah Ames aims to reduce doube-digit percentage absentee rates ...
As an educator, I have the privilege of meeting hundreds of students and many fellow educators each week. In the days leading up to the summer break, one question kept coming up in our staffroom chats ...
Typically, Indian parents don't encourage their kids to seriously pursue sports ... world's unchallenged chess power: the English language. Most chess books, software and classes are in English.
So when a child starts school, they’re completely immersed in English.” BCK only donates books for kids to take home. “That way they can read with a family member,” Williams continued.
The kids began jotting down ideas in neat handwriting. But their minds wandered easily. “Make a stinky paragraph!” one girl yelled in English. The class erupted into uproarious giggles ...
Stop the summer brain drain by getting your kids hooked on reading this summer. This is part two of the 10th annual KCRA summer beach reads series. Last week, we took a look at the best summer ...
Most elementary and middle-school teachers no longer assign whole books ... say kids’ reading muscles are weaker than just six years ago. Even the National Council of Teachers of English says ...