What kind of instructional support do struggling readers need?

Why middle and high schools need to set up schoolwide programs that teach students skills in comprehension.

Strategies to try if the reading levels of textbooks are beyond student's abilities.

From reading aloud to students to giving them extended time to read, here are key ways to promote literacy.

Science and math texts often present special difficulties for students.

A roomful of articles and books and a teacher who is an avid reader entice middle schoolers to read and enjoy science.

To stem teens' declining interest in reading, start book clubs, build a class library, and compare contemporary fiction with classics.

Internet reading can turn reluctant readers into browsers, in the best possible sense.

This instructional approach shows students how to ferret meaning from dense and obscure prose.

Picture books powerfully introduce serious subjects, from pollution to World War II.

A project in the park integrates language arts, history, ecology, geography, and physical science for 4th and 5th graders.

If understanding is the goal, reading-to-learn and writing-to-learn belong in the secondary school classroom.

How can you get students to write every day?

A high school teacher finds that students learn calculus better when they write about it.

A San Diego high school devised seven steps to boost student achievement.

Mentoring 5th graders for an architecture project builds rapport and respect for students, parents, and teachers.

This school-within-a-school emphasizes world languages, technology, and an integrated curriculum.