In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words.

In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words. Kim Williams, the school’s principal, watched as ...

Kinder Ready, a leading platform, has unleashed its Spring Cultural Literacy Initiative, an academic program designed to help ...

Waterford ― With her teacher holding the microphone, kindergartener Gloria DesJardin gently corrected her pupil: the superintendent of the Waterford School District. The sound the letters "ck" make, ...

Manila’s Handog Lingap 2026 —PHOTO FROM TEACHER ACE ROQUE MANILA, Philippines — For seven-year-old Jake Regala, water has always been a ...

A new phonics program at Bradley Elementary School has resulted in 80% of students reading above grade level. The program from the University of Florida Literacy Institute focuses on decoding skills ...

Thousands of young people and teachers have gathered for a mass reading class, as part of an attempt to break a world record. The attempt, held in Fratton Park in Portsmouth on World Book Day, was ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. About two-thirds of California’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track for kindergarten. Kindergarten readiness ...

As kids in Western Australia headed back into the classroom after summer holidays, five of the state's public schools began a trial of free full-time kindergarten. While the exact definition of ...

LORAIN, Ohio -- If you’ve ever read the same bedtime book so many times you can recite it in the dark, congratulations, you’re already halfway to a library challenge that rewards repetition, routine ...

Louis Provis says there needs to be systemic change in how schools think about boys’ reading. Jacqueline Robson recalls a reading initiative that left students searching for more Lee Child is right ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Earlier this year, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its annual report card, ...