The tool is part of a revised language curriculum introduced in Ontario schools in fall 2023 in response to the final report of a public inquiry that recommended early reading screening to catch ...

Reading test score declines began in 2019 ... high and low-performing eighth graders in the history of the national assessment, Carr said. The national data shows bright spots in two states.

Screening of kindergartners across Alberta and B.C. began last month, while Ontario’s took place in the fall. The test of letter knowledge and sounds, decoding words and reading texts takes only ...

One of California’s starkest — and most important — letdowns is the consistent failure to help elementary and middle school ...