For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

As students continue to fall behind in reading proficiency in the American education system, some teachers are pleading with parents to help fix the problem. After the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers ...

Early-elementary teachers work hard all year to support their students’ emerging reading skills. The payoff—gains in literacy progress—tends to come toward the end of the school year, just as it’s ...

Read full article: 🏘️ The Villages’ 2025 housing market year in review Jeana Wallace never enjoyed reading as a child. The books she read in school didn’t interest her and “constant deadlines made it ...

Literacy rates are declining, screen time is increasing, and experts are sounding the alarm on the death of parents reading to their children. Though it is critical for their cognitive development, ...

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Devan Chopra is reading to a pre-school classroom in Grafton, West Virginia. She's holding up the book Pete the Cat. "I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading," she said. The high ...