Giuliana Tapia was way behind her classmates. She was just 5 years old, starting kindergarten at Telesis Academy of Science and Math in West Covina. At a kindergarten screening two months before her ...

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten - a process that is meant to identify ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California to begin universal screening of kindergarten through second-grade students for reading difficulties, ...

The reading-test scores of 4th graders have risen. But, somehow, that improvement has not resulted in higher reading scores for grade 8 and beyond. What’s the explanation? Why don’t later advances in ...

Starting kindergarten is a big milestone in a child’s path to lifelong education, but too often, children in the United States are not adequately prepared. Whether it is due to educational disparities ...

Teachers are increasingly trying to boost reading comprehension by having students read brief passages. But evidence suggests that just reading novels aloud is more effective. English teachers are ...

More than half of Louisiana children from poor families start kindergarten without basic reading skills — and most fail to catch up by third grade, a critical year for literacy development, according ...

California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.