North Carolina students are rebounding from the pandemic but have not yet fully recovered academically. We need to work hard this year to accelerate student learning to get back to pre-COVID ...

This article is part of the collection: From School to Shining School: 52 Stories from Educators Across the U.S. My 2nd grade students have been working very hard all year long on learning what ...

For typically developing readers, fluency—or the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression—is often simply a product of practice. Having mastered the letter sounds, decoding rules, and a ...

A new computer-based solution promises to streamline K-3 oral reading assessments, giving teachers valuable new data on student competencies while freeing up classroom time. Not-for-profit NWEA ...

The science of reading has made a much-needed comeback in recent years, with several states enacting policies for educators training on it. However, fluency practice doesn’t have to occur only at ...

Reading can be both a joy and a challenge, especially when you’re trying to improve fluency or tackle a new language. For students, it’s not just about decoding words—it’s about building confidence, ...

Learning how to decode words is only one step in the journey toward reading fluency. Students also need a solid foundation in language comprehension—that is, they have to know what the words mean when ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. The evidence is mounting that an elementary literacy curriculum called ...