It's never too late to learn a language: Adults and kids bring different strengths to the task

There's a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become ...
Standard-Speaker

Cursive writing helps students do more than sign their names

In addition to learning to sign their name or read greeting cards from grandparents, children practicing cursive writing hone ...

A more intellectual lifestyle can ward off dementia. How does yours measure up?

As new research reveals certain activities can delay the onset of cognitive decline for years, take our quiz to see how your lifestyle fares ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Lifelong Learning Might Lower Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease, a New Study Suggests

While the research does not point to a direct, causal link, it hints that activities like reading, writing and playing games ...

Q&A: How the 'science of reading' is reshaping literacy education

Stanford Professor Rebecca Silverman discusses a transformative movement backed by research that is changing literacy ...
Education Week

Congress Wants to Know What Makes the ‘Science of Reading’ Work

Congress ended funding for Reading First in 2009. The more recent science of reading movement, though, has been propelled by state-level legislation. Which States Have Passed 'Science of Reading' Laws ...
scrippsnews

Teachers turn to AI to help students learn literacy and language

Seawind Elementary School in Hobe Sound, Florida, is using artificial intelligence to help their students with literacy. Kindergarten teachers are using a program called School AI. It's a programmable ...
The 74

Changing Typefaces Doesn’t Help People With Dyslexia. Here’s What Actually Does

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. The State Department’s recent reversal of a 2023 decision to switch from Times New Roman to Calibri revived ...
STAT

Plain language abstracts can help reduce misuse of science

Matthews is a fellow of science and technology policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Russell is the Huffington fellow in child health and L.E. Simmons senior fellow in health ...
Morning Call PA

Opinion: How you can help Allentown school children improve their reading skills

Allentown children need you to help them learn to read. Reading skills are essential for all our children to have a fair chance to succeed. The problem of poor reading skills persists today. Test ...
Los Angeles Times

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language, but classes are a worthwhile exercise

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Older adults may find learning new languages challenging, but recent research shows the effort itself provides ...
WUWM

These tutors help Milwaukee students jump multiple levels in reading. How does it work?

It’s a chilly winter morning at 95th Street School on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Children are filing into their classrooms, while a handful of adults gather in the public school’s library to prepare ...