Articles tagged as: reading
July 12, 2022
New mobile bookstore drives interest in Black stories
A new Black-owned bookstore on wheels wants to rev up interest in reading about the Black experience. The goal of the Black Worldschoolers Mobile Bookstore is to provide people with more stories that uplift and positively reflect the lives of Black people.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2021
Most Hoosier third graders passed IREAD, but some students are still being left behind
Most Hoosier third graders are on track with their reading skills according to newly released testing data. But results for Indiana's third grade literacy assessment also show some groups of students are still being left behind as the pandemic continues.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2021
Mobile bookstore brings Black history books to local neighborhoods
A local business created to make reading more enjoyable and accessible for children of color has received positive feedback from the community.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2021
Indiana Nonprofit Partners With Dolly Parton To Increase Early Literacy
Low reading scores have impacted some Indiana students long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now an initiative from Hoosiers Read aims to reach kids at an earlier age by giving free monthly books to kids up to five years old in order to improve literacy across all 92 counties in the state.
Read MoreDecember 31, 2020
Virtual Pre-K Reading Program Struggles To Find Children During Pandemic
An online literacy program aims to help children in poverty learn to read as they prepare to enter kindergarten, but the group is struggling to find families because of the pandemic.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2019
The Nation's Report Card Is Out. How Do Hoosier Students Compare?
Reading and math scores for students in Indiana have hovered just above the national average, but in 2019, reading scores fell nationally, and in Indiana.
Read MoreApril 10, 2018
Indiana Eighth Graders Show Improved Reading Scores
Indiana's 2017 averages remained similar to those from 2015, but it was one of the 10 states to show significant improvements in average eighth grade reading scores.
Read MoreJune 5, 2017
IndyPL's Summer Reading Program Underway
The Indianapolis Public Library's Summer Reading Program kicks off Monday, June 5 and runs through July 29. This year's theme is Read it & Eat.
Read MoreApril 27, 2016
Most High School Seniors Aren't College Or Career Ready, Says 'Nation's Report Card'
The latest reading and math scores of 12th-graders nationwide are out today. Here's a closer look.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2015
The Test That Can Look Into A Child's (Reading) Future
Researchers say they've come up with a 30-minute test that can predict a child's language skill and diagnose learning disabilities.
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