Exactly how much reading of whole books—especially novels—students should be doing is a contested topic, with no clear ...
George Orwell once wrote that restating the obvious is the “first duty of intelligent people.” In that vein, allow us to restate the case for what may be literacy instruction’s richest but ...
about 90 minutes of whole‑class reading that weaves in grade‑level science and social studies texts; 20-30 minutes of ...
A quarter-century ago, David Saylor shepherded the epic Harry Potter fantasy series onto U.S. bookshelves. As creative director of children’s publisher Scholastic, he helped design and execute the ...