Theories about how best to teach children to read have been controversial in the U.S. and elsewhere throughout the past and present centuries. Ken and Yetta Goodman have devoted their lives to ...

Not long ago and in certain small circles of academic life, the word “theory” conveyed a special magic. It signified both sophistication and freedom, elevating its devotees into a rarefied world of ...

The International Literacy Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating ...

If we want to understand complex constructions, such as ourselves, assembly theory says we must account for the entire history of how such entities came to be. Life on other worlds — if it exists — ...

The recent NAEP scores have confirmed a sobering truth: Our schools remain in the grips of a literacy crisis. Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are ...

I recently read the book How Will You Measure Your Life? by Harvard Business Professor Clayton Christensen, which early on emphasizes how you need theory to guide behavior. Theory in psychology has ...