RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. — As part of an exercise to help the class learn English, a third grader pulled a block from a Jenga tower and read aloud a question written on one side. “Where,” the boy read, then ...

EdSource · A mentorship program fights for survival under the Trump administration Controversies over how best to teach children to read go back many years. Most recently, two questions have emerged ...

Children naturally pick up language, making it crucial to teach them the distinction between casual and respectful speech.

Raising your children to be bilingual is easy if you’re fluent in a second language. For English-only parents, it requires more conscientious work—though it’s not impossible. In an increasingly global ...

Kids are spending more time online than ever before, and screen time and internet usage are only going to increase. It's easy to get so focused on how much time kids are spending on their devices that ...

Shelve the fad methods. There’s one tried-and-true way, and it works for children of all races and classes. By John McWhorter Opinion Writer It was great to see Zaila Avant-garde become the first ...

Dear Kid Whisperer, I teach third-grade. I have had Behavioral Leadership training and I use Strategic Noticing, ESPN Greetings, etc. I have a student in my class who just wants to read (not the worst ...

Anyone who’s tried to get anyone under eight years old ready for school knows that children have no concept of time. That might have to do with the fact that many kids, even my second grader, still ...