Education Week

AI Tutors Are Now Common in Early Reading Instruction. Do They Actually Work?

It’s not uncommon now for young elementary school students to do a substantial chunk of their reading practice in class with virtual tutors. Artificial intelligence powers these digital programs, ...
Pensacola News Journal

Y Reads takes struggling kids from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn'

Over 500 Escambia County public school students have been enrolled in YMCA Reads! Program is currently offered at seven ECPS elementary schools and helps struggling readers catch back up with their ...
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Study Shows That Smithsonian Curriculum and Professional Development Improves Science, Reading and Math in Elementary Classrooms

A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...
The Conversation

Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

A father reads a bedtime story to his daughter in 1955. Lambert/Getty Images In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 ...