With the third grade retention law in place this year, school administrators offer tips to help get students ready for the ...

In Vicky Connor’s kindergarten class at Bush Elementary School, “menus” aren’t just for mealtime — they’re a recipe for ...

We need the Maine Department of Education to devise a plan for improving student performance and submit it for public review; ...

$49 million in funding for a Wisconsin reading initiative is stalled in a political battle between Democrats and Republicans.

Since the start of this year, all New Zealand schools have been required to use structured literacy to teach reading and writing – including the coun ...

Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and in her freshman year at the University of Connecticut. She graduated last year from a public high school in Hartford – even though she can’t read or write.

Speech is similar in that it relies on lots of muscles and coordinating their movements (as well as knowing what you want to say and having a range of words ... p', 'b', or 'm' sound.

Funding was cut for a program designed to train 36 special education teachers for MPS. A judge has put a temporary stop to ...

Most children start recognizing letters between ages 2-3 and can identify most by 4-5. Early literacy skills develop through storytelling, visual aids, and interactive learning.

Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural ...

Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He is the author of four books, most recently a ...

Was there a better way to spend the past decade than on a maddening, deadly, brain-scrambling search for gold hidden ...