Literacy screenings are not typically conducted in medical settings ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is trying to increase scores on the DIBELS exam, a standardized test that measures early literacy skills for students in kindergarten through third grade. One school is ...

Sara Bode of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio speaks with NPR's Emily Kwong about why many pediatric centers have started screening kids for literacy skills.

This is the third article in a monthly series about literacy education provided by. Articles continue through the school year ...

A new report released on Wednesday in Appleton highlighted how literacy impacts everything from healthcare to student success ...

States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education ...

Mississippi’s reading gains have been called a “miracle,” but literacy expert Kymyona Burk says the real story is about sustained effort and all the pieces of reform coming together.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3. The hospital says it wants to spot reading struggles early and ...

For some children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don't start in the kindergarten classroom -- they happen first in the doctor's office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy ...

A Democratic senator has introduced bills to boost hands-on civic learning and create a national civics curriculum.

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...