Porter-Magee, K. (2025). “ Helping Kids Slip the Surly Bonds of Leveled Reading: New book touts the critical role teachers ...
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Why one reading expert says ‘just-right’ books are all wrong

In a new book, researcher Timothy Shanahan argues that giving students easy texts is holding back US reading achievement ...
Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help ...
The little turtle can see the grass. The little turtle can see the trees. The little turtle can see the flowers. These are the opening lines to one popular reading program’s leveled books: short, ...
Reading has always been a solitary pursuit for many, but a new and exciting trend is taking over the bookish world. Book annotation with friends is more than just making notes in the margins—it’s ...