Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education have announced an investment of over $ 3.5 million to provide first ...

They should also be able to read grade-level books fluently and understand them. More broadly, a first grader typically ends the school year as an independent reader, with improved phonics and ...

Multiple states have banned a method used to teach children to read for decades, but it’s still allowed in Georgia.

The Iowa Department of Education will hand out 100,000 book packs — 1 million books in all — to first grade students this ...

Experts say that most children learn to read by age 6 or 7, meaning first or second grade, and that some learn much earlier. However, a head start on reading doesn’t guarantee a child will stay ...