Brainy Notebooks: Spark your brilliance
Data from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) revealed 69% of eighth grade students are “noproficient”readers. These numbers are cause for concern. Reading proficiency is the bedrock for all academic learning. Students who cannot read well will inevitably struggle across all core subject areas:Science (comprehending texts and lab instructions)Math (analyzing word problems)Social Studies (understanding context from primary source documents)48 million adults in the U.S. are functionally illiterate. They may struggle to understand medical prescriptions, news articles and tax forms. No single remedy exists. Although the current direction leans heavily on technology, it does not provide the most effective approach for strengthening retention and enhancing learning outcomes.“Asdigital tools replace traditional handwriting in classrooms, concerns have arisen about how this shift might impact learning. Typing on a keyboard is often preferred because it enables children to express themselves more quickly and with less physical strain. However, prior research has shown that handwriting is linked to better memory retention, letter recognition, and overall learning