BALTIMORE -- WJZ's latest community MVP is working hard to improve literacy rates while helping children to harness the power of the written word. Leslie Crawford of Southwest Baltimore sat down with ...

We may be in the throes of Christmas prep right now, but before we know it, the wrapping paper will be cleared away, and kids ...

Two recent experiments highlight aspects of writing instruction that are rarely studied—or taught. Recent research suggests that secondary students can benefit significantly from learning how to ...

Slang terms like "rage bait" and "6 7" reflect youth culture, spreading rapidly via social media platforms like TikTok.

Poetry Month is often the time we remember to teach and read poems with kids and help our children write poetry. But you can read and write poetry with kids all year long–not just during Poetry Month!

Debora Valcan, Deborah Pino Pasternak, and Susan Ledger do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have ...

How to Improve a Child's Handwriting: Every parent wants their child to have beautiful handwriting and learn to write easily at an early age. However, holding a pencil correctly often becomes a ...

Deborah Pino Pasternak receives funding from The Ian Potter Foundation, and the ACT Education Directorate via the Affiliated Schools Funded Research Projects. Susan Ledger received funding from Ian ...

Until a couple of years ago, Lucy Calkins was, to many American teachers and parents, a minor deity. Thousands of U.S. schools used her curriculum, called Units of Study, to teach children to read and ...