by Dan DeMarle | Sep 2, 2023 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, Teaching, Uncategorized
By Heather Hollingsworth Published 6:32 PM EDT, April 20, 2023 Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 31, 2023 | Classroom, Digital Divide, Race/Racism, Reading, Teaching, Uncategorized
WXXI News | By Noelle E. C. Evans Published August 24, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT A group of kindergartners make their way to a large rug by the windows of a classroom at Allendale Columbia School. In a couple of weeks, many of them will be entering a new grade level at the...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 16, 2023 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, Teaching, Uncategorized
Strategies used before, during, and after reading can help high school students locate and retain important information. By Sunaina Sharma March 31, 2023 StockRocket / iStock Although many people consider reading to be a passive activity, research supports that it’s...
by Dan DeMarle | May 13, 2023 | Classroom, Reading, Teaching
Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and younger, according to a recent study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. The study, which builds on well-established research of early language development...
by Dan DeMarle | May 6, 2023 | Classroom, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Teaching
When elementary students are physically overstimulated or emotionally dysregulated, these exercises may help them get ready for the work of reading. https://www.edutopia.org/article/occupational-therapy-tips-young-readers
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 6, 2023 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how...
