A study in which children with low reading comprehension were taught four study activities: summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting. Instruction was by reciprocal teaching whereby an adult tutor and children alternately discussed the text.
Describes a method for enhancing students' abilities to answer comprehension questions that categorizes questions according to the source of the information required for the answer.
For the first time, researchers have shown that the brains of dyslexic children can be rewired -- after undergoing intensive remediation training -- to function more like those found in normal readers.
Genetic differences in the brain make learning to read a struggle for children with dyslexia. Luckily, most of our brain development occurs after we're born, when we interact with our environment.
Early childhood professionals have long recognized the importance of language and literacy in preparing children to succeed in school.
Some young children show signs that they may not be learning in an expected manner, even before they begin kindergarten.
The goal of this document is to provide the information that teachers and other educators need to implement an integrated and comprehensive approach to vocabulary instruction.
This report from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) provides an overview of the assessment and accountability provisions of NCLB affecting ELLs, the challenges of implementation in various states and districts, and policy recommendations for improv
How do we create accurate assessments of students' abilities when their experiences with a particular academic subject have been in another language?
Are state assessments fair to English language learners?