Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Footsteps2Brilliance digital literacy platform added to Arizona’s Move On When Reading vetted supplemental materials ...

E-books have emerged as a dynamic tool in early education, combining digital text with multimedia elements to support emergent literacy development. Their interactive design not only captures young ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the release of the California Literacy ...

Just as a gardener plants seeds and nurtures them into strong, flourishing plants, early childhood educators have the opportunity to nurture the earliest seeds of literacy in young children. When ...

No one expected spell-check technology to create a spelling and literacy crisis. But the reality is that using spell-check, autocorrect, ChatGPT, and other tech tools may diminish a child’s literacy ...

Ready Readers volunteers visit classrooms in low-income communities to read aloud to young children, which can help build early literacy skills in preparation for kindergarten. Studies show that ...

In 2025, NSTDA’s Bridging Literacy Gaps programme won the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize for promoting equitable literacy for their accessible digital platform for Thai students with disabilities.