Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

As more states consider passing early literacy laws, one controversial aspect of these policies is back in the spotlight—grade retention. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow ...

This is a classroom-ready reading comprehension package designed for 3rd-grade students, special education classrooms, and literacy facilitators in US and Canadian schools. It delivers high-interest ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a ...

I wonder if my child doesn't know enough words.”You might worry about this when they stumble over word problems or explanatory texts.However, vocabulary is not just about the “number of words you know ...

LANSING, Mich. (WWMT) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Friday that repealed a section of a third grade reading retention law, also known as "Read by Grade Three." “Today, we are taking action to ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

Michigan third grade reading scores continued to slide in the state’s most recent standardized tests this year, even as schools begin to implement reading reforms.

This is a seasonal reading comprehension package designed for 3rd-grade students, special education classrooms, and literacy facilitators in US and Canadian schools. It delivers high-interest, ...