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alabama

Percentage of Alabama 3rd Graders Reading at Grade Level Drops Slightly

Jemma Stephenson
North Carolina

A 10-Year-Old Idea For Teaching Kids to Read at Churches Appears to Be Working

Rupen Fofaria
blog post

Tutoring Groups in 20 States Receive Grants to Expand & Help More Kids Catch Up

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podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E16: Is Legislation the Best Way to End the ‘Reading Wars’?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Opinion

To Bolster Civics Knowledge & Reading Skills, Why Not Do Both at the Same Time?

Ross Wiener
science of reading

Report: Training of Ohio Teachers in the ‘Science of Reading’ Earns Mixed Grades

Patrick O’Donnell
Indiana

Indiana Joins States Mandating the Science of Reading in Classrooms

Patrick O’Donnell
Opinion

1 in 5 Indiana 3rd-Graders Struggles to Read. How the State Is Going to Fix That

Bob Behning
North Carolina

The ‘Transformation is Real’ as Science of Reading Takes Hold in N.C. Schools

Rupen Fofaria
literacy

Oregon Considers $120 Million Proposal to Boost Student Literacy

Alex Baumhardt
education finance

Schools Still Pouring Money Into Reading Materials That Teach Kids to Guess

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade ‘COVID Kids’

Linda Jacobson
Analysis

New Study: Holding Kids Back One Key Factor in Mississippi’s Reading Revolution

Kymyona Burk & Carey Wright
Curriculum

Using High-Quality Curriculum Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Have Fun Learning

LaTasha Bolton
3rd grade

Michigan May Reverse Law Requiring 3rd-Graders Behind in Reading to Repeat Grade

Allison Donahue
The Big Picture

Global Learning Loss: Top 4 Takeaways from Latest International COVID Research

Kevin Mahnken
Curriculum

New Curriculum Adoption Helps Tennessee District Achieve Joy in Classrooms

Jennifer Whalen
Curriculum

Students in This Tennessee District Are More Literacy-Proficient Post-Pandemic

Kathy Daugherty & Cathy Pressnell
literacy

Science of Reading: In NC, a Race to Get More Students Reading on Grade Level

Alex Granados
Opinion

Review: Why You Should Buy into the ‘Sold a Story’ Podcast

Nat Malkus
Opinion

Teaching Phonics Alone Won’t Solve the Nation’s Reading Crisis

Matt Bardin
literacy

Exclusive Literacy Data: Small Gains Since Last Fall, But No Reading Rebound

Linda Jacobson
disabilities

‘Wait to Fail’: How Dyslexia Screening Misses Many Struggling Readers

Kalman R. Hettleman
ELA

4 Big Takeaways on the Pandemic’s Mixed Effects on NYC Students’ Test Scores

Mark Keierleber
COVID Slide

COVID & School Recovery: Washington Hopes New Science Curriculum Will Boost Student Engagement

Joshua Parrish
covid learning loss

Outside UN Building, UNICEF’s ‘Learning Crisis Classroom’ Sounds School Warning

Steve Snyder
4Fams

What Are the Best Graphic Novels for Kids in Grades K-5?

Jason Mojica
literacy

Power of Place: Educator Helps Literature Teachers Link Students to Rural Roots

Lane Wendell Fischer
Indiana

Food, With a Side of Reading: Indianapolis Food Pantry Adding Free Library

Wayne D’Orio
Barksdale Reading Institute

After Steering Mississippi’s Unlikely Learning Miracle, Carey Wright Steps Down

Kevin Mahnken
Curriculum

How Literacy Skills Developed for English Language Learners in Weeks, Not Months

Candace Reed
Florida

Florida’s Alarming Reading Scores: Third-Grade Test Shows Only 1 in 4 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown
American Educational Research Association

Amid Literacy Crisis, CA Ed Chief Rejects Phonics-Driven Approach to Reading

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

COVID Learning Loss—New Data Reveals Pandemic Has Pushed Young Readers Off Track

Linda Jacobson
4Fams

Phone Apps and Ebooks Make It Easy to Read Aloud to Your Kids

Kristen Walter
Pandemic

Reviving Student Learning Post-COVID: One School’s Strategy for Reading Recovery

Rebecca Griesbach
California

California Aims to Come From Behind in Making Sure Children Learn to Read

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

COVID Learning Loss: Educators Talk Science of Reading & Closing Literacy Gaps

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literacy

New Efforts Could Boost Literacy in D.C. Schools

Jessica Giles
Pandemic

Tests Show Early Reading Skills Rebounding, But Racial Gaps Have Grown Wider

Linda Jacobson
The Big Picture

More NAEP Disappointment, This Time in Science

Kevin Mahnken
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