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Kiwi kids once led the world in reading – this 1950s primary school syllabus still has lessons for today
Compared with today’s structured literacy and standardised testing, the 1953 reading syllabus was a remarkably ...
Why it’s important to read aloud to your kids – even after they can read themselves
Reading aloud to kids helps their vocabulary and comprehension. These are skills we continue to build all through our lives.
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‘WORDS ARE POWERFUL’: Brandywine Elementary students showcase book they wrote and published
Sitting in a large rocking chair in the Brandywine Elementary School cafeteria, first-grader Cora Champer was reading from ...
Hundreds of kids braved wild Exmoor to conquer this gruelling 16-mile trek
More than 550 children laced up their boots at the weekend to take on one of the region’s most challenging endurance tests — ...
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Assisted Reading for Children receives £1k donation
A charity that helps primary school children with reading has received a £1,000 donation from a housing provider. GreenSquareAccord has given the money to Assisted Reading for Children ...
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Final Reading: Students pan school consolidation and urge lawmakers to hear their voices on education reform
Zoe Epstein, a junior at Champlain Valley Union High School, speaks to lawmakers on Friday, April 25, at the Statehouse. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger As lawmakers toil away trying to reform ...
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I-Team: Waterbury captivity case exposes CT loophole that allows children to be pulled out of school with no follow up
looked at 380 homeschooled kids from six school districts in Connecticut, and compared them with DCF records. “More than a third of those children who had been removed for the stated purpose of ...
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Gorsuch and Maryland school district lawyer have wild exchange over children's LGBTQ storybook: 'Not bondage'
The lawyer for a Maryland school district ... this week about a children's book amid an ongoing case brought by parents who want to be able to opt their children out of reading LGBTQ storybooks ...
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10 Indian Children's Authors Who Will Inspire A Love For Reading
From timeless tales to contemporary themes, these Indian children's authors are inspiring a new generation to fall in love with reading and storytelling ... a slice-of-life school story for young ...
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'Let us be the parents': Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues
"We're just saying if the school board is going to make that ... a right to be informed about and to then opt their children out of reading books in elementary schools that conflict with their ...
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Pinterest is prompting teens to close the app at school
Minors will be encouraged to ‘stay in the moment’ and shut Pinterest until the end of the school day. Minors will be encouraged to ‘stay in the moment’ and shut Pinterest until the end of ...
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Reading School District invests $110 million in facility upgrades
The Reading School District is continuing a long-term project to enhance the learning environments of its 18,100 students, the district has announced. Since the start of the 2020-21 school year ...