AOL

Alzheimer's: Reading, writing, learning new languages may lower risk

Keeping the brain active throughout life by reading, learning languages is tied to lower Alzheimer’s risk. Image credit: Burak Karademir/Getty Images Now a new study published in Neurology, the ...
Education Week

We Must Integrate Reading and Writing

Kudos to Education Week for rolling out a collection of articles on elementary writing instruction, a vital area of literacy development that fails to get the attention it deserves. As EdWeek’s ...
Science Daily

Children's reading and writing develop better when they are trained in handwriting

Researchers explored how manual and keyboard practice influenced children's abilities in their reading and writing learning process. 5-year-olds were taught an artificial alphabet using different ...
Forbes

To Boost Learning, Be Cautious About Reading And Writing On Screens

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Digital devices are here to stay, but studies show that if we rely on ...
EdSource

The science of reading also applies to students learning English as a second language

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 ...

Omaha high schools changing to modified blocking schedule to focus on reading and writing in all subjects

The longer classes will have a focus on reading an writing across all subjects as well as a "deeper learning experience." ...
wsbt

Operation Education: The learning difficulties quietly keeping children from reading well

New video just into our newsroom of a brilliant meteor streaking across the night sky earlier tonight.Take a look... this is from surveillance video northeast o Sewer project closes parts of Main ...