Because some kids may not be developmentally ready to read, have shorter attention spans or, in some cases, have learning differences that prevent them from reading, it can be a stressful experience.

It’s the same curriculum adopted last year by the Richland School District. Pasco School District in 2022-23 adopted the ...

(Other contributors to the literacy crisis include learning setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic and kids' loss of joy for reading, she said.) "This is not just a pandemic story... We know that ...

awareness is growing that far too many California children do not know how to read. The problem is not that our children can’t learn, experts say, but that they are not being taught properly.

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is a part of the By the Book ...

Only 4 in 10 third-graders in California read at their grade level—and that drops to 3 in 10 for low-income Latino students.

Cardinals Care has funded a new bookmobile that's operated by the library system and helps kids unlock the world of reading.

When John Patrick Green was a child, he started writing and drawing his own books. "Writing, drawing and coming up with my own stories was an outlet for me, so now being able to give and show kids ...

One of those older students in Fairfax County, Virginia, is using that social capital to help younger kids further their reading skills. Cunningham Park Elementary School sixth grader Ruth ...