Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.

This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by NorthJersey.com celebrating K-12 teachers whose colleagues have recognized them for making a difference to their students and their profession, ...

First-grade teacher Kinzinger is in her 13th year as an instructor in her home district, at Clara Peterson Elementary School ...

As a girl, Kylie Altier struggled in school. Nervous and shy, she had trouble reading — dyslexia, she learned. “I just really felt like I wasn’t that smart or special,” she remembers. Her first grade ...