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A five-year study proves Louisiana's Prime Time program moves preschoolers from average to top performers in reading and math. The free family literacy program is now a national model operating in eight states.
A family book club in Washington state helps struggling readers jump three reading levels in just six weeks. Despite budget cuts slashing the program by 85%, communities are fighting to bring it back.
Over 1,000 children in Caldwell County, North Carolina signed up for their local library's summer reading challenge this year, with more than 7,800 people attending 250 family-friendly events. The program gave away 1,350 free books and sparked a love of reading across three library branches.
Reading Hospital in Pennsylvania is bringing back a volunteer program that ensures dying patients never spend their final moments without human companionship. Volunteers simply sit, read, or hold hands with patients who have no one else by their side.
An elementary school in New York turned reading into an adventure with a week-long Wizard of Oz-themed literacy event. Students crushed their 50,000-minute reading goal while meeting a beloved children's author and celebrating books together.
A small West Virginia library turned summer break into a reading adventure for 91 children, who checked out 431 books while meeting zoo animals and learning magic tricks. The Paden City Library's success shows what happens when a community rallies around its youngest readers.
Kids and adults in St. John Parish read for nearly 2,400 hours during a six-week summer program that brought families together through books, crafts, and dinosaurs. Five winners took home prizes ranging from audio players to a Nintendo Switch for completing the reading challenge.
A new study proves African children can master reading quickly when schools use evidence-based methods. Kenya's Tusome program boosted English skills equivalent to an extra full year of school.
A free summer program in New Mexico helped students gain an entire reading level in just six weeks, prompting expansion to 150 schools. This year, they're adding math lessons after seeing remarkable success.
A Springfield tutoring program helped 72% of struggling first graders catch up to grade level in just one year. Now the city is investing $2.2 million to help 893 more students learn to read.
A new music festival in Thomasville, Georgia, is raising funds for a literacy program that has already helped 11 out of 13 students reach grade level reading skills. The event combines R&B, reggae, and live DJ sets to support kids in a county where only 34% of students read at their expected level.
A grassroots literacy program in Tuscaloosa is recruiting volunteers to spend just 30 minutes twice a week helping young students learn to read. Since 2017, Reading Allies has paired struggling first through third graders with trained community members who deliver personalized lesson plans.
A five-year study shows Louisiana's Prime Time program moves preschoolers from average to top-tier performance in reading and math. The free family program has become a national model now used in eight states. ##
At a Florida ranch, children read aloud to miniature therapy horses, building confidence and literacy skills through an innovative nonprofit program. Volunteer Susan Nastasi opens her Soul Haven Ranch monthly so students can practice reading alongside gentle animals who listen without judgment.
Reading High School is opening its specialized Innovation Academy to all incoming ninth graders through a creative new seminar program. The district designed the solution to meet state requirements while giving every student equal access to career pathway programs.
Mississippi has soared from 49th to 1st place in 4th grade reading scores after changing how it teaches children to read. The transformation happened without spending more money, proving that better methods can beat bigger budgets.
A global publishing leader says the key to saving reading culture starts with training parents who never learned to love books themselves. Her practical ideas could help reverse declining reading rates worldwide.
Education leaders from 21 states just met in New Orleans to tackle America's reading problem with strategies that are already showing results. They're sharing what works, from early literacy programs to career pathways that help every student succeed.
Louisiana public school students have made the biggest reading gains in America over the past two years, while also ranking second in math improvement. The state is now the only one to surpass pre-pandemic achievement levels in both subjects.
A Trenton reading specialist just won one of Princeton University's most prestigious teaching awards. Myra Bellamy created a classroom library that transformed how her students connect with books.
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