It’s well-documented that all Americans—not just kids—are reading less in their leisure time than in decades past. The share ...
Nationally, fourth grade students’ reading scores have been sliding for a long time.  But in the past five years, Louisiana ...
Porter-Magee, K. (2025). “ Helping Kids Slip the Surly Bonds of Leveled Reading: New book touts the critical role teachers ...
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Why one reading expert says ‘just-right’ books are all wrong

In a new book, researcher Timothy Shanahan argues that giving students easy texts is holding back US reading achievement ...
Reading scores last year dropped two points for both fourth and eighth graders, compared to 2022. This dip accentuates the decline that occurred between 2019 to 2022, according to the National ...
Data from a ‘phonics check’ of new entrants is too incomplete to draw firm conclusions from, and word recognition is not the ...
Our approach to teaching reading at Highgate Primary has been well thought out and follows a logical progression. William Dean says that children who read regularly have access to a wealth of ...
Some advocates and parents are worried the state's new literacy laws won't be enough to move districts not already embracing ...
The bill’s passage marks a rare setback for the Massachusetts Teachers Association, although the legislation still needs ...
A hard-core bibliophile can often be identified as the traditional hero — a glasses-wearing, tea-drinking, avid reader who ...
Learn what makes the LSAT challenging, the sections that test takers struggle with most, and what counts as a good LSAT score ...
The law provides training for school principals and reading specialists in the “science of reading," a method focused on ...