Despite decades of research about how children learn to read, far too many schools across the country still rely on debunked methods and curriculum that fail students year after year. The most ...

Currently, there is very limited intervention research addressing instructional strategies for individuals who are deafblind. This groundbreaking new study, conducted by Chevonne Sutter, Ph.D. BCBA-D, ...

Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

In recent years, the once-esoteric term “evidence-based reading instruction” has spread beyond research institutions to become part of the vernacular of classroom teachers tasked with teaching young ...

Clarification: A previous version of this story had a different image. It has been updated for clarity. Walk into any kindergarten classroom this fall, and there’s a good chance students will be ...

Good tutors should welcome parents’ questions about their methods and set clear expectations about what sessions will achieve ...

Encouraging Children to Embrace Household Chores It’s common for young kids to resist doing chores, whether it’s tidying up ...

Psychologists' views on chores have changed over the years. We used to believe that chores were best taught through a method introduced to us by behavioral scientists: Assign age-appropriate tasks to ...

Parents, teachers, coaches, and other caring adults can be instrumental in teaching children self-control. Here are five additional suggestions to accomplish this worthy goal. You can read the first ...