Isometric exercises are exercises that involve the contraction of muscles without any movement in the surrounding joints. Most muscle strengthening exercises involve moving the joints, using the ...

Reading fluency — the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression — remains a critical yet often overlooked component of literacy development. According to the National ...

Plyometric exercises are aerobic exercises that increase your speed, endurance, and strength. They require you to exert your muscles to their maximum potential in short periods of time. Also known as ...

Your fourth-grader is galloping through Lois Lowry's utopian novel "The Giver," and you marvel at her reading speed. Stop marveling. Most likely she has little idea what the book actually means. In ...