A Grade 4 study in Makhanda mirrors the national pattern, with isiXhosa-medium learners far behind peers learning in English.

Lou Ann Restad, Nancy Knoell, Karen Droegemueller and Elizabeth or "Betsy" Murnan are all retired teachers, ranging in age from 76 to 95. They may not be teaching, but they are still working, writing ...

The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

However, the Second Book of the Maccabees (c. 124 BCE), written in Egypt, notes that Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days ...

Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.

The students in Emily Hoard’s first-grade class trace letters in their sand trays, then break down the sounds the letters ...

In Meagan Beam’s dining room, a dozen 3D printers whir and clack away as they crank out plastic tiles with colorful raised letters, letter combinations and pictures on them. The tiles are part of a ...

There are more than 9000 learn-to-read apps and games available through Apple and Google Play digital stores, giving parents an overwhelming array of options. Speech pathologists analysed a selection ...

Mobile apps purporting to aid early reading skills in children are widely available these days, yet many fail to actually deliver any educational benefit, with positive app store reviews seemingly ...

Many mobile apps claiming to support early reading skills in children fail to deliver actual educational benefit, with positive app store reviews seemingly driven by esthetics and functionality, a new ...