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In this lesson students are introduced to Frederick Jackson Turner and how early Census data, when combined visually with maps, effectively demonstrated the end of the frontier. By reading Turner ...
Open a book, pack your imaginary bags, and travel the world in this Read Around the World Middle Grade Book Reading Challenge for tweens ages 9 to 12. I have lists of curated book recommendations ...
That’s a striking change, but modest compared to what’s happened among teen-agers: the National Center for Education ...
A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade English language art scores on the standardized state test. The widespread effects of the Tennessee reading and retention law will be felt ...
Under a new state law, some of those students will have to repeat third grade. About 23% of third graders scored "well below" target reading levels on a recent end-of-year assessment, the state ...
Since 2001, when the Wyoming Legislature enacted the Reading Assessment and Intervention Program, state statute has required ...
Like Jaden, who attends Scott Elementary, about 12% of Portland Public Schools’ 12,500 students in kindergarten through third grade got help from a reading tutor this year. Fifty elementary and ...
The book explores author Elizabeth Barks Cox's search for meaning, which found guidance through the writings and paintings of Vincent Van Gogh ...
After nearly two decades instructing both students and teachers, Jennifer Throndsen has identified three key tools to scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers: active reading, background ...
Renee Langenwalter enjoys reading and is passionate about learning. A Wahpeton native, she has worked over 30 years in ...
The Reading Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve a conditional preliminary/final land development plan for the demolition and replacement of the McDonald's restaurant at Ninth and Spring ...
California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use ...