Joanne Jacobs
The boys-who-hate reading book club
Reading wasn’t fun for Kathleen Carroll’s eight-year-old son. As a struggling reader, he spent his days “decoding worksheets and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 15, 20172 min read
The new homework: reading
Elementary schools are dropping homework in favor of reading, reports Greg Toppo in USA Today. There’s “very little correlation between...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 8, 20171 min read
Boys lag in reading, writing
“Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards” on state exams, reports Matt...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 6, 20171 min read
Learning to read — seriously
Stephen L. Carter was a math-science nerd at Ithaca High, when his 10th-grade English teacher, Judith Dickey, taught him to read — read...
Joanne Jacobs
May 11, 20172 min read
Reading and wronging
Educators are teaching reading wrong, argues Mark Seidenberg, a University of Wisconsin neuroscientist, in Language at the Speed of...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 28, 20171 min read
Phonics works best to build comprehension
. . . researchers trained adults to read in a new language, printed in unfamiliar symbols, and then measured their learning with reading...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 26, 20172 min read
Homework ban irks some parents
Banning homework for elementary school kids has divided parents, reports Kyle Spencer in the New York Times. Public School 11, a...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 17, 20171 min read
First graders read better, but …
First graders are better readers than they were 12 years ago, according to an Ohio State study, reports USA Today. Students are learning...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 7, 20172 min read
What kids’ book influenced you the most?
Authors and educators talked about the children’s book that influenced you the most at a writing conference, reports Education Week....
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 13, 20171 min read
Teen vandals are ordered to read books
Five teen-agers who defaced a historic black schoolhouse in Virginia last year have been sentenced to read one book a month for the 12...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 10, 20171 min read
20 must-reads for teens: Dystopia rules
Edutopia’s list of 20 “indispensable” books for high schoolers is “dominated by perennials” like George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four,...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 11, 20172 min read
Busy work kills love of reading
School assignments killed his son’s love of reading, writes Tony on Leading Motivated Learners. Reading logs and summaries became a...
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