Author name: Evelyn Gill

According to department data, at least 240 OCR employees were laid off Tuesday, most of them attorneys who investigate complaints from parents and families who believe a school has discriminated against their child. The number of layoffs is likely higher, as that 240 does not include non-union employees. As of last September, 568 people worked […]

According to Graham, reading and writing are deeply intertwined; you can’t have one without the other. Reading and writing make and communicate meaning, and they both draw upon some of the same processes in the brain, said Graham. He studies the development of writing and the effectiveness of digital tools that support writing for K-12

One of the main advantages of manuscript is that students encounter these letters in books. “Studies show that spending two years learning manuscript writing strengthens letter recognition and helps make writing automatic,” White explained. On the other hand, cursive can be faster. “You don’t have to pick up your pencil every time,” White said. She

Capin led an 11-member team that gathered 66 studies in which reading instruction was observed in real classrooms over the past 40 years. Most of the studies took place after 2000 and included observations of almost 1,800 teachers. The studies not only looked at reading or English language arts classes, but also science and social