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By middle school, students need more than 'the cat sat on the mat'
Teachers are seeing more middle and high school students who lack basic reading skills.

Joanne Jacobs
9 hours ago2 min read
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Rosalinda wants to be an astronaut, but she doesn't read very well
Massachusetts, which claims to have the best public schools in the nation, is "failing its neediest learners," write Mandy McLaren and...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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Red, green, yellow, blue: Write a thesis, show it's true
The 3-3-3 paragraph had a thesis sentence with a "subject and attitude," supported by three topic sentences, each of which was supported...

Joanne Jacobs
May 10, 20231 min read
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NAACP pushes for literacy reform: Teach our kids to read
Black leaders have transformed reading instruction in northern Virginia, reports Sarah Carr in the Washington Post. The Fairfax County...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 3, 20233 min read
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