Reading progress has stalled for youngest learners, DIBELS tests show

This is the first time since the 2020–21 school year that early reading readiness has failed to improve year over year, ...
Education Week

Is 3rd Grade Retention the Secret to Better Reading Outcomes—Or Something Else?

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...
Wane

Indiana’s high stakes reading test: 2nd graders start early, 3rd graders risk retention

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) exam has been a familiar milestone for Indiana’s third graders, but this year, students could be at risk for being ...
WPXI

Therapy dog Zion helps Canon-McMillan 2nd graders with their reading skills

Students in the Canon-McMillan School District had a special guest during reading class. Zion, a great Pyrenees mix, is a therapy dog that listens to second graders read aloud. Zion visits every other ...
Education Week

The ‘Pandemic Babies’ Are Now in 1st and 2nd Grade. How Are They Doing?

The academic effects of the pandemic weren’t just limited to school-age children. Kids who were babies and toddlers in the early years of COVID, currently in 1st and 2nd grades, are now struggling too ...