Joanne JacobsNov 10, 20172 minThe boys-who-hate reading book clubReading wasn’t fun for Kathleen Carroll’s eight-year-old son. As a struggling reader, he spent his days “decoding worksheets and...
Joanne JacobsAug 16, 20172 minThe new homework: readingElementary schools are dropping homework in favor of reading, reports Greg Toppo in USA Today. There’s “very little correlation between...
Joanne JacobsJun 8, 20171 minBoys lag in reading, writing“Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards” on state exams, reports Matt...
Joanne JacobsJun 6, 20171 minLearning to read — seriouslyStephen L. Carter was a math-science nerd at Ithaca High, when his 10th-grade English teacher, Judith Dickey, taught him to read — read...