We have all been reading the news about disappointing literacy rates in California, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and online learning. Last month, State Superintendent of Public ...

When it comes to assessing student writing, AI is getting a passing grade. At least that’s what two recent studies comparing robot (AI)-generated assessments to human ones suggested. In one study, ...

The Undergraduate GWAR is a CSU-wide requirement that should be completed by undergraduate students in their junior year. All undergraduate students must satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment ...

The importance of developing strong writing skills seems to be gaining more and more attention almost daily. Employers spend billions remediating writing skills. With the new SAT, college admissions ...

Under the new Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts, students are learning to dissect, analyze, and comprehend the type of complex reading they will encounter in college and the ...

Yesterday’s release of a capstone report by the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy covered some interesting ground and issued some pretty strong calls to ...

The Graduate GWAR is a CSU wide requirement that should be completed by graduate students before advancing to candidacy. The purpose of the GWAR is for students to demonstrate their proficiency at ...

First grade teacher Rita McCord instructs students in reading at Hiawatha Elementary School in Hiawatha on Feb. 1. The Cedar Rapids Community School District began training special education teachers ...

Research from the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has exposed the decline of children and young people writing for pleasure, suggesting a 50% drop in writing enjoyment over the past 15 years. Now only ...

What’s the best way to teach reading to beginners in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or home school and how can we do it better? Both research and practice are offering a novel idea: teach kids ...

Take the lead in closing the achievement gap. Data from National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that on average, 50 percent of children are at or below the basic level of literacy ...