The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

Students will practice asking & answering questions about a text to build comprehension. Students will practice asking and answering questions about a text to build their comprehension. Students will ...

"As educators reflect on literacy outcomes, it is worth paying attention to what the data actually reveals," writes Kim Hodgkinson in a Guest Commentary. "When students are supported with structure, ...

Learn about when authors choose to write with the purpose of informing their readers. Students will learn about when authors choose to write with the purpose of informing their readers. Then they will ...

A newly formed coalition in Philadelphia is joining the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, an effort to make sure that as of the year 2020, all city students read on grade level by the end of ...

Too many of our students are sitting in classrooms struggling to read. There is a reading crisis in Virginia. The data tells us that Virginia’s students are falling behind and do not have the basic ...