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 inquiry, with “higher-level thinking,” with “student-centered” project-based ...

But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...

Language education has long been a cornerstone of academic enquiry and policy, with grammar instruction occupying a pivotal role in shaping linguistic competence. Recent decades have witnessed a shift ...

Mastery of reading requires developing its highly interrelated major component skills: decoding, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. These components are discussed separately below, but they work ...

Projects and simulations can be engaging and memorable, but students are more likely to remember what's important if a teacher provides explicit instruction. Students learn best from explicit ...

“I can’t tell you the number of kids who have gone from class clown to school captain just because they learned to read,” he tells Inquirer. “We focus on direct instruction when it comes to teaching ...

She's undaunted by having 34 year 1 students in her class, and is also teaching them how to read and write — skills that will stay with them for life. Ms Hassan is a teacher at Auburn's Sydney ...

The introduction of a new 'explicit teaching' method in New South Wales schools has sparked anger among some teachers and parents but education authorities say it is needed to give under-privileged ...

“It does sound old school,” says Monique Egan, acting principal of the Canberra Catholic school. “But there’s no doubt it helps children focus. There’s less opportunity for kids to hide and not engage ...