www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... I wonder if sentence diagramming could be started earlier. I used to love doing it when I was a kid. It made sense of where a word should be to me. And it made it fun because it "looked" like something, like a tree skeleton for words.

Gen Z Is Losing a 5,500-Year-Old Communication Skill, Study Finds glassalmanac.com/gen-z-is-los...

From the article, it appears that reading improvement was achieved by: 1. Adding highly trained master teachers 2. Providing specialized instruction by dividing the class 3. Adding the science of reading to the literacy curriculum

www.edsurge.com/news/2025-03... Cool info! The love for reading better carry on: the older readers get, large print soon becomes microscopic font. 😄

lithub.com/an-indiana-b... Save it, Indiana!

Even in Wisconsin there's an alarmingly large and growing disparity in children's reading scores based on income and ethnic backgrounds. Wake up America!

www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2025/02... Maybe we need to redefine what it means to be literate in our school systems. What strategies are the tests designed to currently?

The park features five rides, nine play areas, interactive shows and family-friendly dining — all designed specifically for children up to age six.

www.parentshield.org/literacyisfr... C'mon parents, mooove your kids! Read at least 10 minutes a day. But that's only half of it--the best part is talking about it with your child. Who's your favorite character? What's the best illustration? There's tons of questions!

Great study from abroad. This begs the question, can parental reading and the presence of books at home overcome genetic predisposition?

www.edsurge.com/news/2025-02... Great article on reading fluency and its effect on children's literacy. Does FWISD's literacy tests and programs, with their emphasis on reading passages rather than whole books, hinder reading fluency?

Here’s why the Tarrant County government is stepping up to help boost reading rates: A resolution approved Feb. 19 calls on Tarrant County school districts to introduce plans outlining how all students can read on grade level.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... We've already seen the death of cursive writing in schools. But holding pencils? This is not shorthand. Writing is a skill that feeds the mind. We must act to change this narrative!

fortworthreport.org/2025/02/11/f... "Lower birth rates, fewer immigrants, demographic shifts and an aging population are fueling the enrollment drops" - are these really the cause of fewer students in the classrooms? Do charter schools have anything to do with declining FWISD enrollment? 🧐

www.earth.com/news/screen-... Suggested solutions are shared screen time with adults and...exposure to books!