Some US kids are falling behind in reading—the warning signs are subtle

New data shows early‑grade reading remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with first‑ and second‑graders lagging as math rises.
Troy Record

School 2 first graders wrap up reading program with pizza party

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X TROY, N.Y. — First-grade and kindergarten students in the Troy Central School District who were ...
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Kids Who Were Babies During COVID Are Now Struggling With Reading and Math

Although most of them were still in diapers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, today’s early elementary students didn’t make it through the global catastrophe unscathed. A new analysis from NWEA, an ...
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Johns Hopkins Study: Ignite Reading Sparks Dramatic Increase in First-Grade Literacy, Highlighting Importance of Early Intervention to Learning to Read On Time

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignite Reading, a Science of Reading-based early literacy intervention program that has provided more than 62 million minutes of personalized instruction ...