Does Writing Have to Be Hard?

American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study suggests

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers ...
Education Week

4 Ways Reading and Writing Interlock: What the Research Says

In putting together this special report on how writing instruction can and should build on the science of reading, Education Week reporters read through dozens of studies and spoke to leading ...
Edutopia

5 Ways to Increase the Quantity and Quality of Students’ Writing

Having students move beyond descriptive paragraphs and five-paragraph essays can help improve their ability to write—and their love of doing it.
Education Week

How Does Writing Fit Into the ‘Science of Reading’?

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...
Fast Company

AI is changing reading, writing, and learning—here’s what that means

We hear it all the time: AI is changing the world. It’s an easy thing to say, but when the hype is this loud, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s just noise. Experts and opportunists start to ...
The Conversation

We spent a month writing and reading in glass boxes. We read faster, wrote more – and inspired passersby

Lucy Christopher receives funding from Hobart City Council for this InsideOUT project. Fergus Edwards does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...