https://www.literrific.comLatest articles, news and insights from LiTerrificSat, 02 May 2026 17:11:56 GMTWebflowhttps://www.literrific.com/post/we-never-stop-learning-to-readhttps://www.literrific.com/post/we-never-stop-learning-to-readWhat educators say about the 'learning to read vs. reading to learn' maxim — and why the neat two-stage model doesn't hold up in real classrooms. - Opinions - May 02, 2026Sat, 02 May 2026 17:11:53 GMThttps://www.literrific.com/post/literacy-is-a-privilegehttps://www.literrific.com/post/literacy-is-a-privilegeTwo thirds of American nine and ten year olds cannot read proficiently — and those of us with the power to change that can't even feel the problem. It's time literacy was treated as a human right. - Opinions - May 02, 2026Sat, 02 May 2026 17:11:53 GMThttps://www.literrific.com/post/reading-wars-a-peace-treatyhttps://www.literrific.com/post/reading-wars-a-peace-treatyWhen I was in college, I ran over a cow. Yes, in my car. No, not on purpose. Yes, it was already dead. You see, most weekends I drove 30 miles home to work and to see my folks. One Sunday afternoon on my drive back to Centre College to Danville, KY, I got to a place where the road goes from 4 lanes to 2. So I was changing lanes. As a safe driver, I turned on my blinker, checked my side mirror, and then gave a look over my shoulder. All clear, I began to merge. When my eyes returned to the road, there was a full sized dairy cow laying in the middle of the road directly in front of me. I had no time to react, so I literally ramped the cow... (Continues in full article) - Education News - May 21, 2025Wed, 21 May 2025 17:34:58 GMT