On April 9, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel on the decoding threshold, a key but little-known indicator for elementary and middle school students’ reading ability. The panel featured a ...

Each month, Dayton Daily News reporter Eileen McClory highlights local ideas that improve outcomes for students and teachers in the Dayton area.

Reading comprehension is crucial for success in school and society but can be difficult for children initially. Decodable texts are widely believed to help by focusing on taught letter-sound ...

The most recent round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results delivered a familiar gut punch: Just 30 percent of eighth graders in the United States read at or above the ...

For more than two decades, national tests have been informing educators that nearly 3 in 10 8th graders lack basic mastery in reading. An April RAND report underscores the persistence of that issue—it ...

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive ...