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New Data Highlight Disparities In Students Learning In Person
The U.S. Education Department has released the first in a series of school surveys intended to provide a national view of learning during the pandemic.
Students are Struggling to Read Behind Masks and Screens During COVID-19
The U.S. Education Department has released the first in a series of school surveys intended to provide a national view of learning during the pandemic.
Teacher Survey: Learning Loss is Global—and Significant
While the education response to the COVID-19 pandemic has varied widely, teachers agree on the high cost of remote learning, especially for vulnerable students.
Unpacking COVID-19's Long-Term Effects on Students
COVID-19 presents immediate decision making challenges for schools and districts that rely on annual data collection to monitor student progress and performance.
How Covid-19 Makes Teaching Reading Harder
At P.S. 105 in the Bronx, teachers tackle literacy instruction in new ways amid coronavirus restrictions.
Sing Out and READ Uses Music, Song Lyrics to Improve Reading Skills
Sing Out and READ is closing the reading gap in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and the Bay Area one student (and one song) at a time.
COVID-19 and Learning Loss—Disparities Grow and Students Need Help
The pandemic has set back learning for all students, but especially for students of color. Evidence-based acceleration approaches can help.
The Most Cost Effective Way to Achieve Reading Proficiency
Sing Out and READ’s method of boosting the reading levels of at-risk kids is substantially more cost-effective than the accepted norm.
Influential Literacy Expert Lucy Calkins is Changing Her Views
In a major shift, the controversial figure in the fight over how to teach reading now says that beginning readers should focus on sounding out words.
Community Partnerships Key to Family Literacy Project Success
Sing Out and READ is very excited to announce that the Tampa Bay Recruiter Networking Group (RNG) has joined forces with our Family Literacy Project (FLiP) to help at-risk kids become proficient readers.
Research Shows Students Falling Months Behind During Virus Disruptions
The abrupt switch to remote learning wiped out academic gains for many students in America, and widened racial and economic gaps. Catching up in the fall won’t be easy.
The Results Are In for Remote Learning: It Didn't Work
This spring, America took an involuntary crash course in remote learning. With the school year now winding down, the grade from students, teachers, parents and administrators is already in: It was a failure.
Early Reading Instruction Takes a Hit During COVID-19
For Claudia Margaroli, teaching reading during the coronavirus school shutdowns has looked nothing like what she used to do in the classroom.
Illiteracy is a National Emergency Unfolding Across America, and it's Only Getting Worse
While people argue over the president declaring the situation at the border a national emergency, they ignore the national emergency in every town and school district in America.
A Reading Riddle
Struggling students are everywhere, but why does Hillsborough County have so many of them?
Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way?
Teacher preparation programs continue to ignore the sound science behind how people become readers, so why are we still teaching reading the wrong way?
The U.S. Illiteracy Rate Hasn’t Changed In 10 Years
According to a study by the U.S. Department of Education, 32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read.
The Musical Brain
This novel study of jazz players shows how common brain circuitry processes both music and language.
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