Children in kindergarten are new to the reading adventure. However, children can start kindergarten at different reading readiness levels. In fact, one study showed that children whose parents regularly read to them five books per day came to kindergarten knowing more than one million more words than students who didn’t hear any books read aloud. … Read more
More fourth graders are reading below grade-level proficiency than at or above these expectations. The Nation’s Report Card revealed that just one out of three fourth graders scored proficient or above in reading. While 2022 statistics show that 29 percent are reading at a Basic level, 37 percent of fourth graders scored at a Below … Read more
Princeton Public Schools (PPS) announced that it was changing the way the district taught literacy. PPS plans to move to a reading curriculum that adheres to the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach to reading instruction. This curriculum change is significant in that OG is an approach that is used to help children who struggle with reading and … Read more
The scream to bring back the science of reading is growing louder among educators. The Oregonian via Oregon Live reported that reading proficiency stats in the state are concerning—61 percent of students in fourth grade and more than half (54 percent) of those in seventh grade are not reading at a proficient level. Like many … Read more
Parents of children who struggle to read might not know where to find help for their child. Learning about the child’s reading struggle could be a shock to parents, but others might have noticed their child was falling behind grade level expectations. While children could receive additional reading intervention and instruction at school, not all … Read more
The reading statistics in the U.S. are somber. According to the Literacy Project, one out of three children in fourth grade reads at a proficient level. By the time students are graduating from high school, Reading is Fundamental reports that less than half of high school graduates (37 percent) read at or beyond a proficient … Read more