by QPS | Apr 18, 2019 | English Language Arts, Reading, Reading comprehension, School News, Social Action, Thinking Skills
Welcome to QPS’s mini screed re: the value of reading aloud to our students during school time and having them read aloud to us. Oh, and begging parents to do the same at home. Even when your kids already can read. There’s lots out there on the benefits of reading...
by QPS | Oct 29, 2018 | Direct Instruction, English Language Arts, Reading, Reading comprehension, School News, Science of Learning, Technology in Education and Personalized Learning
Tucked inside this week’s New York Times Sunday Review is a gem entitled, “Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way.” We cannot recommend it highly enough because Emily Hanford incisively diagnoses multiple common problems with current...