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1: A Tale of Two Movies About American Education--Which One Can You Trust?
Two years ago producer Robert Compton put out 2 Million Minutes. a documentary about high school students in China, India and the US. The basic idea was that the foreign kids master their subjects, sa..
2: When Boys Don’t Read, Here’s What To Do
I like it when the New York Times agrees with me. Nicholas Kristof’s recent column “Boys have fallen behind” (April 4) is an exact echo of my column on CanadaFreePress a few weeks be..
3: Rudolph Flesch's Message Is Still Crucial
"Why Johnny Can't Read" was published 55 years ago. It remains a vital, relevant document and will, i believe, be ranked as one of the most important non-fiction books of the 20th century.
Here's the ..
4: Effective reading comprehension techniques: Clicks and Clunks
The "clicks and clunks" technique was originally introduced by Christine D. Bremer, Sharon Vaughn, Ann T. Clapper, and Ae-Hwa Kim in 2002. Read their original article here.
When it "Clicks," all..
5: The reading process: Research supported teaching strategies
Reading is a highly complex, integrated activity that daunts as many as 33 percent of the population.
Many children become proficient readers regardless of how they are taught. However, for children w..
6: What The Heck Happened to Reading???
Welcome to the twilight zone. The US is said to have 50 million functional illiterates and 1 million dyslexics. Guess who caused all this damage and failure? The children, of course. It’s ..
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