In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat ...

After nearly two decades instructing both students and teachers, Jennifer Throndsen has identified three key tools to scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers: active reading, background ...

In the December 2024 issue, Helen Lewis wrote about how one woman became the scapegoat for America’s literacy crisis. A heartfelt thank-you to Helen Lewis for her reporting on Lucy Calkins and the ...