In the during-reading stage, encourage (and demonstrate) the writing of margin notes. Notes provide a visible record of the student's comprehension, as well as a potential study aid. 8. In the ...

Sampled students in the eighth grade across the country are tested for math and reading proficiency on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which the U.S. Department of Education bills ...

The 2015 results were dismal. Eighth-grade reading and math scores fell, as did fourth-grade math scores. Fourth-grade reading scores stayed flat — the closest thing to a bright spot one could find.

Imagine waking up for the first day of middle school and discovering you’ve already missed class — for more than half the ...

In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common. Some teachers ...

The state’s eighth grade reading scores were similar. They slightly declined for Colorado eighth graders, as they did in many ...

The average readability of informed consent forms of federally funded clinical trials exceeds the reading comprehension ...

The nationally representative survey from the RAND Corporation includes 1,483 teachers in grades 3-8 ... accompany reading difficulties in teenagers. Students who have gone from grade to grade ...

But reading comprehension is a complex issue — made ... to rank among the top 10 states in reading on fourth and eighth-grade exams by 2027.

By requiring instruction in line with long-standing research about how children learn to read, known as the science of ...