Category: News

Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text

From: The Conversation May 1, 2026 by Karen Stollznow …Reading scrambled words has much less to do with a magical “rule” about first and last letters, and much more to do with how our brains use context, pattern recognition and prediction. We don’t read letter by...

Should schools get rid of homework? Some educators are saying yes

From npr April 28, 2026 by Ariel Gilreath A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: No more homework. Since then, none of the 2,500 students in this district — from the youngest learners...

Story Dogs: Unleashing a new chapter on learning

from SchoolNews by Bronte Tomkins May 2026 Story Dogs is an Australia-wide program that sees volunteers bring their dogs to primary schools where children can read to them in a private, non-judgmental and fun setting. It was established with the intention of improving...