Category – Articles of Interest

Want to Improve Early Reading Comprehension?

The following article talks about improving early reading comprehension by starting with sentence structure. I encourage parents and educators alike to review these articles to see what our students are doing and how educators and parents can help. Source:By Sarah D. Sparks — April 2, 2025Published on: Education Week – Article Link Start with Sentence Structure “Avoid the passive voice”is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other […]

Why are reading scores still falling…

The following article talks about why math and reading scores are still falling post-pandemic. I encourage parents and educators alike to review these articles to see what our students are doing and how educators and parents can help. Source:By Sarah Schwartz — January 29, 2025Published on: Education Week – Article Link Why Are Reading Scores Still Falling on the Nation’s Report Card? Reading and math scores on the nation’s report card show that students haven’t […]

Has Learning Recovery Stalled?

I recently came across an article that I believe is beneficial for both Parents and Educators to review. The article talks about how Learning Recovery after the pandemic has stalled and how the efforts to close the learning gap on a school wide basis are not intensive enough. Some items found in the article talk about “the improvements amounted to more than what students would have learned in a regular, pre-pandemic academic year, but students […]

Reading Scores Fall to New Low on NAEP, Fueled by Declines for Struggling Students

U.S. students’ reading scores have plunged further on the test known as the nation’s report card, while math scores have stagnated for 8th graders and ticked up slightly only for 4th graders—demonstrating that the nation’s children are still struggling to rebound from devastating academic losses supercharged by the pandemic. Read Full Article -> Source:By Sarah Schwartz — January 29, 2025Published on: Education Week – Article Link

Big Cities See Bright Spots on NAEP, But Worry About Keeping Up Interventions

While the country grapples with another round of disappointing performance on the test known as the nation’s report card, and growing gaps between the highest- and lowest-achieving students, big-city districts showed more of a mixed bag…. Read Full Article -> Source:By Caitlynn Peetz — January 30, 2025Published on: Education Week – Article Link

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