Joanne JacobsMay 12, 20172 minReading and wrongingEducators are teaching reading wrong, argues Mark Seidenberg, a University of Wisconsin neuroscientist, in Language at the Speed of...
Joanne JacobsApr 28, 20171 minPhonics works best to build comprehension. . . researchers trained adults to read in a new language, printed in unfamiliar symbols, and then measured their learning with reading...
Joanne JacobsApr 18, 20171 minFirst graders read better, but …First graders are better readers than they were 12 years ago, according to an Ohio State study, reports USA Today. Students are learning...
Joanne JacobsMar 29, 20172 minWhy can’t Johnny read? It’s a parenting gapFocusing on the racial achievement gap obscures the underlying problem, argues Ian Rowe, a visiting fellow at Fordham. The family...