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- Reading & Literacy Teachers Say Older Kids Need Help With Basic Reading Skills, TooSecondary teachers want more support to help their students who struggle to understand the texts they use in class.Reading & Literacy Spotlight Spotlight on K-12 Reading InterventionThis Spotlight will help you learn how to better support struggling older readers, strategies for boosting reading proficiency, and more.Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Cultivating Students' Love for Reading?Answer 7 questions about growing students' love of reading.Reading & Literacy Why Do Literacy Retention Policies Target 3rd Grade?Literacy-related retention policies typically hold back students at the end of 3rd grade. Education experts offer insights into why.Reading & Literacy Spotlight Spotlight on Reading FluencyThis Spotlight will help you learn how much time should be spent on foundational reading skills, explore a key to reading success, and more.Reading & Literacy Opinion Teacher Tips for Better Reading InstructionAmid the reading wars, educators, researchers, and policymakers have been at odds over how to teach reading. Here is some tempered advice.Reading & Literacy Opinion Students Are Struggling With Literacy. The Public Library Can HelpAn early-childhood educator makes the case for partnering schools with local libraries to improve students’ reading and writing skills.Reading & Literacy Q&A Can Taylor Swift Get Students to Love Poetry?A college professor will train middle and high school teachers on how to use Swift's lyrics in their curriculum.Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Dyslexia?Answer 7 questions about dyslexia.Reading & Literacy Photos Drama and Delight: The Faces of the National Spelling BeeThe 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee came down to a high-stakes spell-off. Here's a look at the faces behind the event.Reading & Literacy Q&A A New Plan to Raise the Lowest Literacy Rates in the NationDaily summer reading instruction for thousands of students is part of a bigger plan to improve literacy in New Mexico.SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Join us as we break down how differentiated instruction can advance your school’s literacy and equity goals.Reading & Literacy Older Students Who Struggle to Read Hide in Plain Sight. What Teachers Can DoGoing back to basics may get to the root of the problem.Reading & Literacy The Key Parts of a 'Science of Reading' Transformation, According to One State ChiefUnder Carey Wright's leadership, Mississippi pulled off a reading "miracle." She has a similar transformation in mind for Maryland.Reading & Literacy Teachers Are Still Teaching Older Students Basic Reading Skills, Survey FindsWho across the K-12 spectrum engages frequently in activities that promote foundational reading skills? The answer may come as a surprise.