Creating a Culture for Literacy Learning in 2025 

April 16, 2025

When the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress—the Nation’s Report Card—was released in January, it set off loud alarms about U.S. student literacy skill development. Once again, reading scores declined, adding to a decade of decreases. In fact, average reading scores declined in 2024 for students in 4th grade and 8th grade by 2 points[...]

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Unlock the Library For Struggling Readers…Give Them Access to New Worlds and Higher Learning Potential

February 28, 2025

When we restrict content for struggling readers due to low decoding ability, we fail to consider their personal and cultural interests, as well as their academic potential. Being singled out from a rich reading experience impacts not only a child’s learning potential, but often their social and emotional psyche, leaving a feeling of inferiority that[...]

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