Texas ranks 37th in fourth grade reading. It's time for bold action on literacy | Opinion
Texas lawmakers need to provide funding for evidence-based literacy interventions, along with more screening to identify ...
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High School Teacher Wonders If Telling Students What Grade Level They’re Reading At Is The ‘Reality Check’ They Need
The literacy crisis in this country, which is affecting many students, continues to be a problem for educators. Not only are ...
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Let’s Say ‘C-You-Later’ to the Letter Grade System
While Loyola has a policy for converting letter grades to grade point averages, the same isn’t true for assigning grades, and ...
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School-Age Programs in the U.S.
By fourth grade, if children can't read at grade level, they're unlikely to ... children a time to build foundational reading skills needed to become successful readers, like phonemic awareness, ...
Editorial: On childhood literacy, Illinois could learn a lesson from the Bayou State
Louisiana ranked 50th nationwide in childhood literacy. Today, they’ve climbed to 16th. This makes our ears perk up.
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Difficulties with Reading
When children's reading problems are identified early, they are more likely to learn strategies that will raise their reading to grade level ... not characterized by letter or word reversal.
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Letter: Take scientific approach to reading instruction
For example: Only 31% of Minnesota fourth-graders are reading at or above grade level Only 28% of Minnesota eighth-graders are reading at or above grade level, the lowest level on record.
Bill to limit ballot language to 8th grade level approved
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed legislation to require ballot language for citizen-initiated measures to not be ...