This story also appeared in Mind/Shift That’s a topic of hot debate among reading researchers. One camp has been arguing that schools have been going about it all wrong. These critics say that instead ...

The idea is that 3rd grade is a pivotal time for literacy instruction: After that year, reading demands across ... West said. “The main role that the policy played in Florida was that early ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they ... do not always accurately measure reading comprehension, sometimes using ...

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 ... instruction in language comprehension — the ...

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first ...

Students aren’t graded on their results, but it is especially important for third ... comprehension and writing ability. Reading-specific questions are a portion of the test; to read “on grade ...

Experts often say that third grade marks the point where students shift from learning to read to reading to learn ... on a deeper level, with the idea that a stronger emotional connection between ...

13—Top-priority legislation aimed at improving the reading scores of elementary ... part of the legislation is the retention of third grade students who do not pass IREAD. This was a point ...

Original story: Indiana's top education officials want 95% of third graders to be able to read at grade ... reading are held back to give them another year to catch up. Here are their proposals ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Most Tennessee third graders didn't pass their TCAP reading assessment which decides whether or not they'll be moving up to the next grade. According to results ...