"Poor reading skills can limit future educational opportunities, career options and personal growth," Steve Grineski writes.

Learn why parents and schools must work together before, during and after this critical grade to ensure the academic success of their students. Third grade is considered to be one of the most ...

File photo of students at Aycock Elementary in Vance County. A new report from North Carolina education officials shows that students in all grades that are required to take annual state tests have ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Virginia has made reading by third grade a priority. Now it is time to make it a top priority. Our state has one of the most ...

Circle City Readers an Indianapolis tutoring program to address K-3 grade literacy gaps at public schools has improved ...

Project 75 is a reading initiative with an ambitious goal: to boost the percentage of third-graders in Jackson who pass the state assessment on the first attempt from 55% to 75%. Cormack presented his ...

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A bill that would add more testing and support for Tennessee third-graders at risk of being held back this year moved forward on Wednesday. Third grade reading proficiency is widely seen as a ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged communities and shuttered schools, many educators and parents worried about kindergarteners who were learning online. That concern now appears well-founded as we’re ...