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AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can’t replicate the messy process that helps kids learn
AI schools try to tailor learning to match students’ abilities. But they can’t help young people learn who they are.
New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising
There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn kids into better readers.
Children learn to read with books that are just right for them – but that might not be the best approach
Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help kids learn to read.