Experts say early literacy gaps don’t just affect academics — they can shape long-term outcomes well beyond the classroom.

Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis.

On Monday, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a report detailing early literacy rates among Utah children, ...

File photo of students at Aycock Elementary in Vance County. A new report from North Carolina education officials shows that students in all grades that are required to take annual state tests have ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the reading skills of Ohio's youngest students, according to state data. The third-grade reading proficiency decreased statewide from 67% in the 2018 ...

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

A bill that would add more testing and support for Tennessee third-graders at risk of being held back this year moved forward on Wednesday. Third grade reading proficiency is widely seen as a ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

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Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...

Nearly half of Utah’s K-3 students are reading behind their grade level, even though almost five years ago Utah lawmakers set ...