It is no secret that Mississippi has generally not been the cream of the crop in terms of education in recent history. In 2013, the Magnolia State ranked 49th in Grade 4 Reading, 50th in Grade 4 Math, ...
Educators have worked for nearly a year to find a new literacy curriculum with vertical alignment throughout the grades and cohesion regarding reading, writing, phonics and comprehension.
Kindergarten teachers at East Oakview took part in a “learning lab” to observe how their colleagues teach new phonics lessons.
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education committee passed Tuesday. Members unanimously approved the legislation, another ...
Get kids reading fluently. As much as you can. Have them read and write about books. That, more or less, is the key to ...
Discrimination against natural hair and hairstyles became illegal in New York in 2019 with the passage of the CROWN Act. Now, a local school is teaching students how to love, honor, and care for their ...
Everywhere House Speaker Kyle Hilbert goes, the topic of childhood literacy follows. Hilbert, R-Bristow, said improving Oklahoma’s elementary reading scores is “top of the agenda for ...
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.
In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...
A bill that would ban three-cueing and establish new reading assessments was discussed in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.