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Read To Achieve Makes Young Children Strong Readers

by Pressley Baird | Jul 23, 2014 | Articles

A new program to encourage young readers has had a difficult start, but the results are in and Read To Achieve makes young children strong readers. Students in North Carolina who were not considered proficient in reading by the end of third grade are spending four...

Best Blogs Of 2013: Readers And Editors Reveal A List Of Sites That Bring Humor, Inspiration And Beauty To Monitors Across The Globe

by Parents | May 16, 2013 | Articles

For its second-annual Best Blogs contest, Parents magazine turned to moms to share their favorite bloggers. After more than 1,000 nominations came in, editors whittled the choices down to 30 semifinalists, and left the rest to a Facebook vote. From creative, simple...

Educators Use E-Readers To Engage Reluctant Readers

by Matt Renwick | Apr 11, 2013 | Articles

E-readers are helping struggling students in an after-school book club to read independently. 4th and 5th graders, will soon be receiving e-readers. They are members of our after-school book club, which also serves as a reading intervention. The book club’s goal is...

How e-Readers Are Changing Reading Behavior

by Joanne Meier, Ph.D. | Jan 19, 2012 | Articles

I feel like I barely go through a week without reading about a school or district adopting e-readers for classrooms. Even at home, e-readers are becoming commonplace. Families are spending more time reading books with e-readers, even with their very young children....