Last week, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Successful readers and writers follow five brain-based phases to learn reading and spelling in English, according to cognitive science and neuroscience. This gradual two-year developmental process ...

Loralyn LaBombard is the only reading specialist at Bow Memorial School, a middle school serving grades 5-8 in a leafy town outside Concord, N.H. In the world of literacy education, that is not an ...

A renown cognitive psychologist is touting the importance of spelling for reading achievement. In his highly regarded new book, Raising Kids Who Read [1], cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham says ...

Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant. She directed domestic policy on two presidential campaigns and was director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute. This ...