If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all. Reading without meaning provides no nutrition ...

“If you are just able to decode the words, but you don’t have the context to understand them, you’re not getting to that effective, efficient, purposeful reading for meaning,” explains Dr. Molly Ness, ...

Progressive educators have always believed that methods of classroom instruction should be based on children’s natural ways of learning, that is, on the ways that children learn in life outside of ...

Note: You'll need the free RealOne Player (www.real.com) to see the video clips below. The last stumbling block... Some children are — seem to be — fine in the first, second grades. They can sound out ...

With today's resources, you can make up some pretty snazzy publications. Why not help organize and distribute a kids' publication? With students as the reporters, writers, and illustrators, you'll be ...