The idea that the “science” in reading instruction only supports phonics instruction has been “hard to dislodge,” said Maria ...

US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy ...

Ohio and Pennsylvania are home to 179,000 Amish, all of whom are expected after the eighth grade to end their formal studies to help the community.

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Human language allows us to learn new words for things we've never witnessed directly. We do this seamlessly, for example, in ...

Elementary students learn to navigate dictionaries with confidence while having fun learning new words through these games.

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

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