ATLANTA (AP) Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. “Give us som
ATLANTA - Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third-grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top.
"Give us some vowels," says his teacher, La Neeka Gilbert-Jackson. His eyes search a chart that lists vowels, …
A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise in American schools.
For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars. The battle has reached into homes via commercials.