Joanne JacobsMar 122 minTeaching science and social studies improves reading (and math) After a long battle to persuade educators they need to teach phonics, systematically and explicitly, the science of reading has moved on...
Joanne JacobsJan 172 minBeyond decoding: Teaching knowledge, vocabulary builds comprehensionIn Portage, Michigan, fourth graders are reading about hurricanes -- including words such as "atmosphere" -- in their English Language...
Joanne JacobsMar 2, 20232 minFrom wombats to koalas: Does knowledge 'transfer' for young readers?"Chatty Chick chats in church" in a poem used by reading tutors. Last year, the second grader I was tutoring was shocked at Chatty...
Joanne JacobsDec 1, 20222 minOnce they can decode ...Once students can sound out words, the next step is teaching comprehension, writes Matt Bardin on The 74. Once a middle and high school...