Teaching 1st grade also means managing a lot of transitions—helping students move quickly and calmly from one activity to another, or giving them small “brain breaks” to move and stretch. At the ...

Tensions over what books should be allowed in Wake County schools flared up as new rules were adopted over how instructional materials are selected and read aloud in class. The Wake County school ...

Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we asked four educators to discuss some of the ways they share social emotional learning books with their students during storytime. Click here to see ...

Interactive read-alouds are a mainstay in traditional literacy classrooms because they support wide-ranging goals in reading development. As educators make the transition to virtual classrooms, it is ...

Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we spotlight educators who deliver captivating storytimes for the chapter book and middle grade crowd in grades three to five. Close your eyes for a ...

The Reading Teacher is a peer-reviewed journal serving teachers and literacy professionals interested in the teaching of reading to children in the elementary classroom. The journal offers teaching ...

Longstanding disparities in elementary students’ reading growth widened from instructional inconsistencies due to COVID-19 school closures and shifts to hybrid and remote instruction. Elementary ...

Regie Routman is an educator, teacher, and leader who works side by side with teachers and principals in underperforming, diverse schools and districts. She is dedicated to creating school cultures of ...