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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 ...
“Leveled reading,” a pedagogical theory that promotes teaching students using books they can already read, is popular in K–12 education. Empirical evidence, however, demonstrates that leveled reading ...
There is much blaming and finger-pointing as to why the U.S. isn’t doing better. Some experts say that parents are allowing kids to spend too much time on screens, while others argue that elementary ...