Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...

Second grade is a pivotal year when children shift from learning to read toward reading to learn. Building comprehension skills now sets them up for academic success and a lifelong love of books. With ...

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 ...

A collaborative initiative that promotes literacy is praising both students and volunteers for their hard work and dedication ...

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 ...