Early financial literacy a worthy investment
Learning how to teach young students economics pays off, educators say.
Dr. Seuss in the classroom
The March 2 birthday of author Dr. Seuss gave teachers across the nation an opportunity to include a little craziness into their classrooms. With his birthday landing on a Saturday this year, activities took place last week, but also are planned for this week.
Getting students excited about reading
Reidland library media specialist offers suggestions to foster a love of books, both old and new.
Grammar is a subject from which reading and writing should not be removed
Teachers are using new ways to teach grammar – and perhaps learning it along the way.
Literacy café serves up love of books and more
All students benefit from Crossroads literacy initiative.
UK College of Education to offer summer K-8 literacy course
The University of Kentucky's College of Education Department will offer a professional learning opportunity this summer that includes a week-long “compressed” graduate level course designed specifically for K-8 reading and language arts teachers. It course will focus on improving professional practice in reading instruction, intervention and assessment. It will concentrate on developing skills to effectively use assessment to drive all phases of [...]
Teachers should encourage student ownership of summer reading selections
Summer reading programs including more options for students.
Kentucky’s NAEP scores continue to show improvement
Kentucky’s 4th and 8th graders made gains – and in some areas outperformed the nation – in reading and mathematics, according to results from the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
‘Letters About Literature’ call for student entries
Letters About Literature (LAL), a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, invites young readers in grades 4-12 to enter this year’s LAL letter-writing competition. The contest challenges young readers to write a personal letters of reflection to authors that have changed their view of the world. LAL awards prizes [...]
First Lady Jane Beshear announces 2011 Fall Reading List
In an effort to increase youth readership, First Lady Jane Beshear announced her Top 10 Fall Reads as a part of the First Lady’s Reading Recommendations Initiative. Beshear introduced the Reading Recommendations program in the summer of 2009 and issues reading lists four times per year. 2011 Fall Reading List It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, by Charles M. Schulz [...]