A new study by the MDRC research group shows that Reading Partners, a one-on-one tutoring program for struggling readers in elementary schools across the country, has a "positive and statistically significant impact" on reading proficiency.
Kindergartners whose teachers were trained by the i3-granted-funded Children's Literacy Initiative scored higher on early literacy assessments.
A study has found that kindergarten teachers spend most of their time on basic literacy and math but that children learn more when taught more advanced material.
Early hearing skills may be a better predictor of elementary reading and spelling performance than other cognitive skills like working memory, finds a new study in Child Development.
A longitudinal study find different growth rates in white matter, the brain's connective tissue, between good and poor readers.
A federal follow-up study of a successful kindergarten reading intervention finds its benefits do not hold over time.
A British study finds that children as young as 2 can identify grammar and complex sentence structure.
A Massachusetts pilot study suggests children may benefit from reading with therapy dogs.
By as early as 2 years old, differences in a low-income child's home learning environment can make the difference between whether he or she will be considered ready for school or labeled at risk at the start of kindergarten two years later, according to a New York University study.
Students who aren't proficient in reading by grade 3 are four times less likely to graduate than proficient readers, and the gap is even more severe for students in poverty, according to a study to be released this morning at the American Educational Research Association conference.
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