It’s well-documented that all Americans—not just kids—are reading less in their leisure time than in decades past. The share ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a program of the Department of Education.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California to begin universal screening of kindergarten through second-grade students for reading difficulties, ...

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The bill’s passage marks a rare setback for the Massachusetts Teachers Association, although the legislation still needs ...

Author Wendy Boyer will share from her books at Four Pines Bookstore in Bemidji at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. She’ll also bring two puppets to entertain and enlighten the audience.

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

Eucators from a variety of perspectives are coming together on a new reading coalition in an attempt to help Milwaukee kids – ...

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

If you’re a parent of a young reader, would you rather start off in Manhattan or Mississippi? The answer may surprise you. Today, fourth-grade students in Mississippi read almost a full school year ...