Mastery of reading requires developing its highly interrelated major component skills: decoding, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. These components are discussed separately below, but they work ...

Two-thirds of students in the U.S. are struggling with reading and the gap is widening, according to recent NAEP testing. Although insufficient decoding skills are typically thought to be the reason ...

David Dickinson receives funding from the Institute for Educational Science at the US Department of Education. If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can ...

Children begin learning language long before they fully understand its deeper meaning. When adults intentionally introduce ...

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Evaluating your vocabulary will let you understand where your knowledge stands. You will learn new words and know about your strengths. This approach will help you retain learning for a longer period.

Imagine two different scenarios in the same preschool classroom: One child, Sandy, is sitting restlessly on her chair at circle time. Then she starts flinging blocks around the room. Another child, ...

A study of 1400 preschool children in Canada has found that those tested during the covid-19 pandemic did better on several cognitive measures than those assessed before the outbreak began. The team ...