Well, despite years of education reform efforts, US reading outcomes remain stubbornly low. Just 40% of fourth graders are working below what's considered a basic reading level for their age. That's actually the largest percentage since 2002.This is all according to a national assessment commonly known as the nation's report card. >> And when children don't learn to read early, experts say the consequences ripple across every area. In fact, they're more likely to fall behind academically, disengage from sch ...

Imagine your entire future being shaped by just how well you could read by third grade. Not your personality, not your dreams, just a reading score. I know that sounds extreme, but that early reading skill has much more power than most of us may realize.There's even this myth that some US states use third grade reading scores to predict how many prison cells they'll need in 10 years. When my sister told me that, I was shocked. That myth may not be true, but when I looked into it, I found something even more ...

daily poll timeari 🎏 (@earlyxbt):is it really true that many young people nowadays can't read a book for 3 hours straight? ...