Monthly Archives: October 2007

The Centrality of Word Knowledge to Reading Skill Explored at Chall Lecture

By Jill Anderson 10/31/2007 10:22 am | Add a Comment

The brain holds much insight into how children and adults learn to read words and develop reading skills. In particular, word knowledge is important in how the brain reads, according to Charles Perfetti, associate director of the learning research and … Read More…

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HGSE Class Works with Japanese Students to Curb Stereotypes

By Elizabeth Gehrman 10/23/2007 10:25 am | Add a Comment

True or false: Most Japanese food is cooked on a hibachi. Japanese streets don’t have names. The Japanese words for “wrong” and “different” are the same. The answer, in all cases, is false — but you wouldn’t know it from … Read More…

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Sylvia Epps: Structure for Success

By Jill Anderson 10/17/2007 10:30 am | Add a Comment

As an undergraduate from a small East Texas town, Lecturer Sylvia Epps never considered earning a master’s degree, let alone embarking upon advanced doctoral work that would lead to teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Yet, today, not … Read More…

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IEP Students Face History to Improve the Present and Future

By Jill Anderson 10/03/2007 10:33 am | Add a Comment

Do you think the most important part in teaching students history lessons are the dates the events took place? Think again. As Adam Strom, director of research and evaluation at Facing History and Ourselves, told International Education Policy Program (IEP) … Read More…

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