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

Are you a teacher, instructional coach, or school leader who is concerned about how to support all students in accessing grade-level texts? If so, you are not alone. In fact, in a survey last year, ...

With educators under enormous pressure to make sure students meet grade level standards in reading and math, writing often takes a back seat in the curriculum, as many literacy experts have observed.

K. Dara Hill does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

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 ...

Jan. 27—In a class of 24 Trenton third graders, the chances are that only three can read adequately. Four can do math on grade level. Julie O'Connor, an urban education writer for NJ Spotlight News, ...

Three mornings a week for the past several months, a Northeast Portland second grader named Jaden has left his classroom for a 30-minute session focused on taking words apart and putting them back ...