“There just isn’t enough time in the day to teach everything our students need to know.” This is a common refrain among teachers, especially in elementary grades where we are required to teach content ...

This way, kids build vocabulary words by pairing up the word with a tactile image. “It's about kids having language that goes along with experiences, because that's what they're going to remember,” ...

Growing chains of colorful paperclips are not just a neat decoration in classrooms at Heather Elementary School, but a visual representation of the subliminal language development students are ...

There are effective techniques for teaching vocabulary, but it's impossible to explicitly teach all the words kids need to become proficient readers. Vocabulary is key to reading comprehension, and ...