Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their children’s creativity and empathy.
ReadWrite

Nevada Rep. Titus unveils prediction markets bill targeting sports loopholes oversight push

Nevada lawmaker Titus proposes bill to block prediction markets that resemble sports betting and sidestep state regulations.
Your Observer

Cursive writing requirements would change if proposed legislation passes

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...
Education Week

Congress Wants to Know What Makes the ‘Science of Reading’ Work

Congress ended funding for Reading First in 2009. The more recent science of reading movement, though, has been propelled by ...

What Is RPF and How Do I Write and Read It Ethically?

“More than 90% probably, of RPF writers, are appalled and disgusted and ashamed whenever anything like that happens,” says Wilson. “That’s a major violation of the RPF writer’s privacy, as well as the ...

Florida pushes mandatory cursive writing lessons so children can read the Constitution, grandparents' letters

The bill would have students from 2nd to 5th grade learn how to write in cursive and then be tested on what they learned at ...
Edutopia

Using Talk for Writing in Pre-K

Encouraging children to ‘write’ their own versions of tales like ‘The Three Little Pigs’ helps them build crucial early ...