At the beginning of 2020, Shelly Emann felt like her district was on the right track with reading instruction. In the Madison public schools in New Jersey, where Emann works as a K-8 instructional ...

Bertha Bartlett Public Library recently partnered with Mrs. McKim’s 6th grade Literacy class. Mrs. McKim’s students each read a book from the library’s young adult collection, then based on their ...

Mark Russell’s June 15 column on the reading gap was right on. As stated in his column, 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th-grade level. For reference, at least 6th-grade reading level ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Across Wisconsin, more than 1.5 million adults qualify for literacy services, and over 50% of adults read below a 6th-grade level.

Louisiana’s reading gains on the nation’s report card are reason for “cautious optimism” and show four years of reforms are starting to pay off, a state literacy leader said Thursday. However, ...