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Word-Curious Classrooms: Joyful and Practical Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary

Playful curiosity and joy for words makes learning vocabulary natural and fun—with lasting impact on reading and writing!

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Which States Have Cursive Handwriting Laws and Why?

Half of all states currently have cursive handwriting laws. That number may continue to rise.

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Students’ Most Common Fractions Errors and What We Can Learn from Them

Fractions present challenges for many students, but we know that struggle can be productive.

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How Kids Learn to Spell Words

Spelling is a writing skill, and it’s a powerful reading skill too. See how it develops over time.

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Don't Say “Fidelity” and Other Curriculum Implementation Tips

How might administrators support teachers and achieve consistency simultaneously?

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Antidotes to Math Anxiety: Confidence, Curiosity, and Engagement

Read what teachers are doing to boost math positivity.

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The Simple View of Writing: Building Automaticity for Success

The Simple View of Writing helps explain how handwriting supports composition.

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How Mentor Texts Support Writers

Mentor texts help students study authors' craft moves—and develop independence.

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3 Ways to Assess Math Fact Fluency

Graham Fletcher and Tracy Johnston Zager emphasize that knowing and using facts matter.