Less than half of Utah’s third grade children are proficient in reading and trends in childhood literacy in the United States continue to decline. Does this matter? Yes! Childhood literacy is critical ...

From birth to age five is the most important part of development, but we might be falling behind in teaching language and comprehension to children. Early literacy sets kids down a path of success as ...

Ready Readers volunteers visit classrooms in low-income communities to read aloud to young children, which can help build early literacy skills in preparation for kindergarten. Studies show that ...

The Tasmanian Government is delivering a stronger Early Childhood Education and Care sector by giving educators the tools they need to increase workforce capability and improve outcomes for children.

The Clark County School District will receive a $10 million early childhood literacy grant. The district was selected for the Early Childhood Innovative Literacy Program grant by the Nevada Governor’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 2023-2024 school year, 82.5% of students demonstrated literacy proficiency—an increase from 81.9% in 2023. (Getty Images) ...

When the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called the Nation’s Report Card, was released last year, the results were sobering. Despite increased funding streams and growing momentum ...

Two new initiatives are evaluating preschool curricula, making the case that programs designed to teach the youngest learners ...

With school back in session for more than 900,000 students in Massachusetts, WAMC spoke with state Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler about the new year, a slate of grants and programs aimed at ...

I once believed that improving reading at a failing school could be a finite job. I thought it meant bringing in a new curriculum, showing teachers how to use it and then lingering long enough to ...