Kids learn to read, and then they read to learn. That’s the saying, at least, and even if the reality is more complicated ...

There is much blaming and finger-pointing as to why the U.S. isn’t doing better. Some experts say that parents are allowing kids to spend too much time on screens, while others argue that elementary ...

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten—a process that is meant to identify ...

Students at R. Brown McAllister Elementary School use exercises in phonemic awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in English—during literary instruction on March 19, 2025, in ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Institute of Reading Development announces an online tutoring solution proven to boost K--5 reading skills and confidence. PETALUMA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- America's reading crisis is ...

Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates? That's the question addressed in a new paper by Danielle Dennis, ...

Reading to dogs improves children's reading, study says. EAST NORWALK, Conn. Aug. 18, 2010— -- Man's best friend can do a lot more than fetch and roll over. Research now suggests that dogs can ...

Nationally, fourth grade students’ reading scores have been sliding for a long time.  But in the past five years, Louisiana ...

According to new data released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), roughly 3,000 students were held back ...

Everybody likes to hang out with a good listener - someone who accepts us for our flaws, is low-key and is not judgmental. Kids are no exception. So when Mr. T comes by, children are quite taken with ...