Children learn to read with books that are just right for them, but that might not be the best approach

After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National ...
Education Week

How One District Approaches the ‘Science of Reading’ With English Learners

First grader Aizlynn Castillo works on an assignment in Diana Oviedo-Holguin’s English-learner class at Heritage Elementary ...
Veuer on MSN

More than 50% of Students in 5 Michigan Schools and Districts Have English as a Second Language

In Michigan, public schools are quietly undergoing a major shift. While overall enrollment declines, the number of English ...

Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn't as easy as A, B, C

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten—a process that is meant to identify ...
USA Today

How AI is affecting the way kids learn to read and write

For Lisa Parry, a 12th-grade teacher in South Dakota, the students' essays were getting stale. Her solution: get the students to turn to ChatGPT ‒ which serves up fresh ideas. Before her students ...
MLive Ann Arbor on MSN

In these 5 Michigan schools and districts, English is second language for more than 50% of students

The number of English-language learners is on the rise. But schools with the biggest populations are in just a few areas of ...