The first section measures reading, phonics and vocabulary skills ... students who have been retained in third grade before. Sarah Rodriguez, the K-5 literacy coordinator for the South Bend ...

Reading at the appropriate grade ... Phonics, Developing Vocabulary and Sight Word banks, Reading Comprehension, and Fluency. We are looking for SFU students or Alumni to volunteer as Literacy Mentors ...

TalentFirst partners with West Michigan K-12 and teaching-college leaders to work together to solve an early literacy crisis.

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Harry Anthony Patrinos, University of Arkansas In a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings, has dramatically improved its student literacy rates.