Simple, cost-effective classroom libraries are popping up in primary schools across Makhanda (Grahamstown), courtesy of an innovative NPO, the Lebone Centre. Now Foundation Phase teachers are able to ...

Eileen Scheckle is affiliated with the Literacy Association of South Africa. Policymakers have focused attention on developing literacy in the foundation phase (grades 1-3), because the skills ...

Let’s admit it. When it comes to reading, students are often dishonest. They lie about completing their assigned reading. They lie about their independent reading. We teachers anticipate the lying and ...

Reading teachers have started the school year already in a crunch, with students’ reading skills at a 20-year low. As educators look for ways to help students gain ground academically, research ...

This article is part of the collection: From School to Shining School: 52 Stories from Educators Across the U.S. My 2nd grade students have been working very hard all year long on learning what ...

Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative effect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and ...

The key to success in schooling overall is literacy. Every subject in the school requires strong reading abilities to succeed. Literacy abilities are crucial in all subject areas, not only English ...