The Hechinger Report has been covering reading for over a decade, as debates about how to teach it have intensified. Here are those stories.
PROOF POINTS: This is your brain. This is your brain on screens
Scientists detect differences in brain activity that could explain why comprehension is better on paper
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There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation – even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. In this new American Public Media podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work.
PROOF POINTS: Three views of pandemic learning loss and recovery
Data show kids at every age are behind three years after schools closed, and some lags are ‘alarming’
PROOF POINTS: Summer school programs too short and not popular enough to reverse pandemic learning loss, researchers say
Extended-day programs that doubled as free child care lured families but were too expensive to continue
PROOF POINTS: Inside the latest reading study that’s getting a lot of buzz
Reading debates shift from phonics to what kids need to know
PROOF POINTS: Trial finds cheaper, quicker way to tutor young kids in reading
“Short bursts” of phonics in the back of the classroom show promise with kindergarteners
PROOF POINTS: Third graders struggling the most to recover in reading after the pandemic
Analysis of 7 million students across the country sounds alarm for younger learners
PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise
New research evidence is at odds with views of many dyslexia advocates and state policies
PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study
As poor students gain access to technology, they lag behind rich students in access to physical books
‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind
After 18 months of untraditional learning, students are showing up at school lacking fine motor, academic and social skills
PROOF POINTS: Slim research evidence for summer school
Popular policy proposal is plagued by poor attendance, quality concerns
PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds
A literacy argument for teaching more history, civics and geography in public schools
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