Upper elementary teachers can make small shifts in how they teach writing to spark students’ interest and promote critical thinking.

In the four years since their school's reading challenges were brought to light, some gains have been made, write Ryan Powell, principal, and Steven Holifield, assistant principal. In this blog post, they share five ways the school's online literacy platform helps improve outcomes for students.

Neuroscientist Nina Kraus believes music education is a vital complement to teaching core subjects. “Playing music will help the reading, writing and arithmetic, in addition to the other ways that it strengthens brain development.”

“There are really two different aspects to reading,” said Education journalist Natalie Wexler on KQED’s Forum program. "One is decoding, just matching sounds to letters. That really is a set of skills that you need to be taught directly. But reading comprehension skills are different."

Elevane les for Foxine (9) og Borvo (3). Det kan vere betre enn å lese for vaksne, seier forskar.

Two-minute book talks in classrooms can build on the excitement of many students reading the same book and can encourage a love of reading, according to authors Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp.

When students make observations, they learn how to describe what they see, interpret the images, and then make deeper connections.

En årskurs 4 på Nanny Palmkvistskolan arbetade i fyra veckor med ett projekt kring fysisk aktivitet, där konceptet med SCRIIN-aktivitetsmätare var en nyckel i arbetet. Idrottslärare Sebastian Hansson och specialpedagog Maria Dahlgren ser positiva effekter från projektet både gällande klassrumsklimat, läshastighet och elevernas generella rörelse.

While most elementary students are learning in person now, these tools are a big help in promoting literacy in or outside of the classroom.

Middle school students build literacy skills and explore who they are growing to be in an independent reading unit centered on the theme of identity.

Att läsa är bra, det vet vi redan. Och att låta ­eleverna läsa på lektionerna är ett smart sätt att få kontinuitet i undervisningen. Här är fem goda råd från Karin Herlitz som skrivit boken ­"Skönlitteratur i undervisningen".

Varje år har Elinsborgsskolan några läsveckor för både elever och personal. I fjol var skolan med i Kulturrådets satsning Väck boken – och utsågs till Årets bokväckare i Sverige. Nu vill eleverna sprida läsningen till ännu fler.