“Avoid the passive voice” is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other more complex sentences in spoken language—may help children ...

“Knowledge-building” has become a buzzword in reading instruction. It refers to English/language arts approaches that aim to systematically build students’ understanding of the world—rather than ...

Today, Canadian artificial intelligence company Maluuba released impressive results for a type of machine learning focused on teaching computers to read like humans do. Companies like Google, Facebook ...

Children learn at different paces and in different ways. Some schools use tech-driven, customized instruction to strengthen learning comprehension and retention. In a Quest Academy class, sixth to ...

Now that we have got early word reading in place (or nearly), it may be helpful to think about what we know about the ongoing process of developing reading skills as pupils move through school. How do ...

Help students learn about different learning styles and how people learn best with these reading comprehension passages and question worksheets. Designed for classroom and counseling settings, the ...

Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Given this trend, teachers, students, parents and ...