To boost area economy, we need to focus on boosting third-grade reading levels | Letter. Story by Ken Burkins • 13m. I n reference to an op-ed from Peter Kostoff in the March 2 edition, ...

Two common reading level systems are exceptions to this: Fountas and Pinnell’s Guided Reading program uses letters, from A to Z, while the increasingly popular Lexile leveling scheme rates both ...

Reading-level systems vary, but they all rely on an algorithm of quantitative measures to assign a letter or number to a book to indicate its difficulty. One common measure is MetaMetrics ...

Reading and spelling help build a foundation for lifelong learning. It empowers kids to learn on their own. The goal of a 2012 law was for all students to read at grade level by 3rd grade.

Literary performances among young students have significantly dropped due to the pandemic. A school in Kansas that reopened quickly still saw below-average reading levels.

The data continues to tell us we need to do better for our kids. Nationally, almost 70% of low-income fourth-grade students cannot read at a basic level. In Oklahoma, 76% of fourth-graders cannot ...