One landmark study found that students who couldn’t read on grade level by then were four ... a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study ...

The wave of early reading legislation ... a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by the end of that ...

Right now, the third grader favors books about cats. “She doesn’t want to read ... And doing so allows all students to be thinking at grade level even if reading is harder for some.” EdSource has been ...

It’s been a year since new initiatives got underway to help ensure Utah third graders are reading on grade level — and state officials are pointing to small gains. Lawmakers allocated $18.5 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The results from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) show 41% of third graders are reading at or above grade level, which is a 1% increase from 2023.

In a press release, DPS reported that 61% of kindergarten through third graders this past spring were reading at grade level or above. That’s up from 58% in the spring of 2023. But in the spring ...

Mitchell says the importance of children reading at grade level by third grade has been understood for years. Because many children, she says, who fall behind by third grade never catch up.

In simple terms, it means a third grader could be retained, or held back, if the child is not reading on grade level before August 2024. What does reading on a third grade level look like?

Most notably, the amendments raised third-grade reading-level expectations for the 2018-19 school year but also added mandatory individual reading plans for K-3 students who show reading deficiencies.

Some of them have never handled a book before. And they come from ... statewide goal of having 70% of Utah third graders reading on grade level by 2027. Getting there, research shows, means ...