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More than half of Ohio adults aren’t proficient in literacy and numeracy. One organization is trying to help
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — When Delores Landers was 16 years old, she dropped out of high school. She was failing math classes and unable to find the academic support… Read More
Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world
By: Heather Hollingsworth | Bruce Schreiner | AP
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MISSION, Kansas (AP) — Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her… Read More
Ohio has mandated schools follow the science of reading. Many southeast Ohio schools were one step ahead
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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JACKSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Sommer McCorkle knew early on that her son was behind in reading. “We had been working with a tutor, and I was working with… Read More
A new reading program rolled out in Ohio with some elements familiar to older Ohioans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohioans might remember a reading program where they “sounded out” letters, as phonics used to be widely taught in schools. But that approach lost… Read More
‘Reading Rainbow’ is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton
By: Elizabeth Blair | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Reading Rainbow is about to get a reboot tailored to a generation of kids who rarely get their entertainment from broadcast TV. Streaming live this Sunday… Read More
State Gets $43M in Grants Aimed at Boosting Child Literacy
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Efforts to improve child literacy in Ohio are getting a boost from a federal grant worth $42 million over five years. The state Department of Education… Read More