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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Northwestern honors seven professors with annual Teaching Award

April 18, 2023

Northwestern honored seven undergraduate professors with the 2023 University Teaching Award, NU announced in a news release Tuesday. The award grants recipients a salary stipend for the next three years...

Brainstorm: Sounding it out: Advocates fight for better reading education

Brainstorm: Sounding it out: Advocates fight for better reading education

May 25, 2022

    Evidence suggests students learn to read the best through a method focused on phonics. This approach teaches students to associate letters with sounds, so they’re able to figure...

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Reading the signs: Parents advocate for District 65 dyslexia diagnosis, reading support

May 24, 2022

M., an Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parent, started seeing signs of dyslexia in her youngest child Peter in preschool. Peter struggled to identify and match sounds with letters, but his kindergarten...

Study links delayed vocab with severe tantrums in toddlers

November 11, 2019

Delayed vocabulary among toddlers is linked to more frequent and severe temper tantrums, according to a new study from Northwestern University. The 2,000-participant study surveyed parents with a toddler...

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