Katherine Long | The Seattle Times

April 5, 2020 at 5:00 am

What science says about how our brains learn to read — and how it can help you while schools are closed

For the last 40 years, scientists across a number of disciplines have studied how our brains turn abstract symbols, or letters, into words — in...

Education Lab

April 5, 2020 at 5:00 am

Parents, here are some resources for teaching reading during the coronavirus school closure

ReadWA leaders suggest these sources, which are geared toward both parents and educators.

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Wed. April 1, 2020. Rebecca Leslie who’s 29 attends Seattle Central and works for the college and has some federal work-study hours along with a non-work-study job. She is being hit by coronavirus issues on multiple fronts. She is photographed with one of her two children, 6-year-old Markus. (she doesnâ€™t want his last name in the paper).

April 4, 2020 at 5:00 am

Early indications show college students are dropping out amid the coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of college students in Washington state are trying to figure out how they'll pay for tuition or come up with the rent after losing...

Education Lab

March 18, 2020 at 5:55 pm

UW pathologist Stephen Schwartz, 78, dies after COVID-19 hospitalization

Stephen Schwartz, a well-known University of Washington pathologist and vocal participant in faculty discussions about university politics, died Tuesday after being hospitalized with COVID-19 infection,...

Monday, March 9, 2020. School of Architecture professor Rick Mohler teaches a class, Architecture Research Design Studio to University of Washington students attending the class remotely. 213279 coronavirus (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

March 16, 2020 at 5:00 am

The coronavirus is forcing many colleges to go online only. But will it work for everyone?

Research shows that students who are less well-prepared for college don’t do as well online as they do in face-to-face classes. But there are ways...

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Posters to help students with phoenemic sounds are posted on a classroom cupboard at South Side Elementary School in Harrisburg, PA. on Friday, November 1, 2019.
Hannah Yoon
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December 12, 2019 at 5:00 am

Revamping reading: Join conversation with and for educators about the science of reading

The Ed Lab is following up on our reporting on the science of reading with an online conversation forum. Ask questions for reading experts and...

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Assistant Orton-Gillingham coordinator Erin Marshman teaches first grade students the Orton-Gillingham reading approach at the Danville Elementary School in Danville, PA. on Friday, November 1, 2019.
Hannah Yoon
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December 1, 2019 at 5:00 am

What happened when schools used science to revamp how reading is taught VIEW

About a dozen Pennsylvania school districts are teaching their youngest students how to read using a new understanding of the way the brain learns to...