'Grateful for this opportunity': Tec Centro Berks says state funding will support students learning English

"Any funding opportunities that comes our way, that supports our students, we're grateful." Emory says. The funding aims to ...
Education Week

Reading Comprehension Challenges and Opportunities, in Charts

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...
Education Week

Is the ‘Science of Reading’ Becoming Too Much of a Good Thing?

Across the country, teachers are navigating the impact of the “science of reading” laws, which mandate using curricula and methods deemed consistent with scientific findings about reading and ...
Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...
Los Angeles Times

Want to learn English for free? Here are the resources you’ll need

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

MetaMetrics Partners with Blue Heron Global to Expand Access to Lexile Measures Across China

New agreements will bring Lexile reading measures to hundreds of thousands of Chinese students learning English DURHAM, N.C. and SHANGHAI, /PRNewswire/ -- MetaMetrics®, the developer of the Lexile® ...
BBC

Why read books, not screens?

What makes reading from a book better than reading from a screen? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. And I’m Georgie. For me, there’s nothing like reading a book – I ...