What Makes the Difference in Teen Reading Success? Surprising Findings About Teachers
Read the full article here The Surprising Teacher Factors that Actually Impact Teen Reading Achievement As parents and educators, we often wonder: what truly makes a difference in helping teenagers become strong readers? Is it about hiring teachers with the most advanced degrees? Should we focus on reducing class sizes? Or is teacher experience the key? My recent research with Dr. Kouider Mokhtari provides some surprising answers to these questions - with findings that challenge conventional wisdom about what makes for effective reading instruction. The Surprising Truth About What Works (And What Doesn't) Our study examined data from the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), analyzing how various teacher characteristics and school composition factors influenced the reading scores of 15-year-old students across the United States. Here's what we discovered: What Really Makes a Difference: Teacher experience matters - Each additional year of teaching ...