Here are good book series that are just right for third graders and that they’ll LOVE to read. As young readers gain more ...

“Reach Out and Read really helps turn pediatricians into literacy advocates,” said Pheriche Perkins, executive director of ...

“Third grade is a crucial year, where they learn a great deal of independence and independent reading as they go into state testing. PEP partnering with us to put books in their hands helps us ...

The stories are part of a school-year-long narrative project, edited by Ted Anthony, on the race to teach third graders to read; no other news organization has launched anything like it. Research ...

As Maryland rolls out a literacy plan that could, among other things, hold back third-graders who aren’t reading on grade level, some school leaders worry their districts may not have the ...