This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As a progressive educator in New York City for 30 years, I thought I had all the answers. The ...

When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and ...

On September 12, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel to discuss direct and explicit instruction. Zach Groshell, a renowned instructional coach and expert in the field, opened the webinar with his ...

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

The question asked two weeks ago was: How can English Teachers Best Improve Their Craft? I’ve previously posted a number of responses that apply to this question, including a five-part series on ...

Lorraine Hammond is affiliated with Learning Difficulties Australia and is a Professional Development Consultant with the Kimberley Schools Project, a state government initiative in Western Australia.

Pamela Snow receives funding from the Australian Research Council (Discovery and Linkage Programs), Criminology Research Council, Jack Brockhoff Foundation, and Pam Gunn Memorial Trust. Tanya Serry is ...

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth post in a series called “A Look Back.” In it, I’ll be highlighting a particularly insightful response an educator has provided in a past column. What we want, what we ...

The authors explored whether explicit-strategy instruction combined with whole-language instruction would improve third-grade students' spelling more than either explicit-strategy instruction alone or ...

As a progressive educator in New York City for 30 years, I thought I had all the answers. The best teaching had to do with ...