As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

Almost 1 in 4 students are enrolled in a dual-language, Spanish-English program in the Southside schools in San Antonio. So when the district embraced the “science of reading,” it prioritized figuring ...

However, edification went both ways, with the Gilles-Sweet teachers reporting how they benefited from the partnership. “We talked about those modules and how they pertain to our actual classroom ...

Inside a classroom in St. Charles Parish, a group of first graders sit around their teacher as she points to an easel with a large piece of paper titled “READING.” Under it, six steps lay out how to ...

Whether a school follows a specific scheme for science or they have created their own series of lessons, these videos can be used by all because they match the statutory learning objectives. If you're ...

A 10-hour course for educators creates a common language for teaching phonemic awareness across all grade levels.

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A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

As California wrestles with a statewide literacy crisis, a bill poised to hit Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk could fundamentally change the way students learn to read in California. The bill, AB 1454, would ...