Towson, MD (WBFF) — March is National Reading Month, which means the focus across many American classrooms is on early childhood literacy. And when it comes to learning how to read, most experts agree ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With American schools facing a literacy crisis, the “Mississippi miracle” has become the poster child for improved reading ...

Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...

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 ...

Schools and literacy groups in Central Georgia are encouraging reading engagement as experts stress the importance of proficiency by third grade.

NEW YORK — North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA) and 3P Learning announced new results from an online summer learning camp focused on improving reading proficiency among third grade students. More ...

Ashlee Beatty, director of curriculum and instruction and Heather Grant, director of elementary education, presented a proposal to the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday night that they say will ...

House leaders have called literacy their top priority this session.

The Carroll County Public Schools Board of Education discussed a new state literacy policy and the review of new instructional materials and textbooks during its monthly meeting Wednesday. A major ...

Only 36% of Arizona third graders are reading proficiently, according to the Arizona Progress Meter. What can be changed to ...

MSCS's Summer Learning Academy is mandatory for some third-graders based on TCAP scores. Around 3,100 third-graders are enrolled in the summer program, but the number required due to the reading law ...