Joanne JacobsFeb 11 minYoung students are better in phonics, worse in math"Covid toddlers" -- kids who were two years old in March 2020 -- were more likely to be unprepared for kindergarten in fall 2023 reports...
Joanne JacobsDec 8, 20231 min'Literacy liberators' are as effective as teachers in tutoring early readersAn Oakland parent group hired and trained tutors from the community to work with early readers, reports Linda Jacobson on The 74....
Joanne JacobsDec 8, 20231 minTraining teachers in 'science of reading' improves readingLow-performing California schools improved third-graders' reading by training teachers in how children learn to read, according to a new...
Joanne JacobsOct 17, 20232 minWhy so many parents mistrust schools: They didn't teach our kids to read"When schools fail to teach reading, it harms the public's trust in schools," writes Kendra Hurley in Slate. Her children's Brooklyn...