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Reading News
- Chicago School Reform Could Be a U.S. Model
- As Arne Duncan, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for education secretary, heads to Washington, the lessons of Chicago could provide a model for fixing America's schools. "Obama chose Arne Duncan for a reason, and part of that reason is the experimentation that Duncan has done in Chicago and his real attention to data and outcomes," said Elliot Weinbaum, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. "Duncan's willing to try new things and see if they work, hopefully keep the ones that do and drop the ones that don't. I expect that experimentation to continue on a national scale."
- Preschool Pressure
- Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? With the help of Twiggle the Turtle, scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. A major study of Head Start programs shows that children who were given enriched instruction — including social lessons that teach specific problem-solving skills and reading-readiness instruction — scored higher on tests of school readiness, both social and academic.
- Like to read? Head to Minneapolis and Seattle
- Minneapolis, Seattle, Washington, St. Paul and San Francisco are the most well-read cities in the United States, a new survey shows. The study by John Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University, assessed cities with more than 250,000 people and focused on newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.
- Reading on the Web
- Prepared by Jefferson County Public Schools, this list of Internet sites provides a preview of resources about kids' books and children's reading available — for free — on the Web.
- (Opinion) Taking the Kids: Books Fill Dead Times on Trips and Stir Memories
- In the holiday season and into the new year, we have a family tradition: a new book for each of us. I used to get the kids new holiday stories. Now I'm more focused on books about places, the ones we've been to and the ones we hope to visit. Such a book can become a lasting souvenir or an opportunity to revisit a place you shared.
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