For the 1st grade fiction list, for instance, it says that the average ATOS book level was 1.3 overall, meaning that those top 20 books, on average, were suitable for a child in the third month of ...

Both of these studies looked at Florida, a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study , researchers followed students who were retained in 3rd grade ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the reading skills of Ohio's youngest students, according to state data. The third-grade reading proficiency decreased statewide from 67% in the ...

A law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010 requires third-graders who fall far below on the reading portion of this year's test to be held back until they can read at a third-grade level.

CLEAR LAKE — Third grade marks an important time in a child’s education as they move from what is often known as the “lower grades” to the “upper grades.” It is a critical time in ...

LETRS helped raise the percentage of English-language learners reading on grade level from 15% at the start of the 2022-2023 school year to 76%. Johnson said LETRS has changed nearly every aspect ...