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Reading and writing poetry with children makes the words come alive

If you haven’t read “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” nursery rhyme in a long time, you might want to revisit it. Cheer on the spider for climbing up the spout again and listen to the poetry of the rhymes. That ...
Fast Company

Why the sensation of touch is so powerful when learning to read and write

“Pat the Bunny,” the 1940 classic touch-and-feel book, is still in print—a testament to the value of touch in introducing infants and toddlers to the world of reading. Later, when children reach ...
Purdue University

As literacy lags nationwide, Purdue researcher highlights ways to enhance reading and writing in young children

A text message from a friend. A product label at the grocery store. A street sign. Even in the most basic elements of day-to-day life, reading is everywhere. “Children need to learn to read and write ...
The Conversation

Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum − a literacy expert explains what’s changing

Philadelphia’s K-8 public school students are being taught a new literacy curriculum starting in the 2024-2025 school year. It’s called Expeditionary Learning, and it conforms with what literacy ...
USA Today

How AI is affecting the way kids learn to read and write

For Lisa Parry, a 12th-grade teacher in South Dakota, the students' essays were getting stale. Her solution: get the students to turn to ChatGPT ‒ which serves up fresh ideas. Before her students ...
University of Delaware

Institute on Reading and Writing Pedagogy

In May 2025 an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education posed the question: Are students no longer reading in college courses? This article was serendipitously published just days before educators ...