The “science of reading” movement pushed forward in 2023, with at least five more states passing new laws designed to bring reading instruction in line with evidence-based practice.

Mike Van Vleck, left, and Gail Dowdle talk while volunteering at the Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Overland Park, Kansas, Friday, March 14, 2025. (RNS photo/Kit Doyle) ...

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- The State of Ohio now requires all school districts to teach a science of reading curriculum in the classroom.

He used to teach a course on the evolution of reading but hasn’t in awhile, he writes, “in part because the demands of the reading are greater than many of my current students can handle.” ...

Currently, 40 states and the District of Columbia have jumped on board, passing science of reading laws. However, no clear, empirical evidence supports a reductive, singular approach to reading.

The other is the Tigard-Tualatin School District, which in 2022 adopted Journeys, a curriculum published by HMH Education that EdReports says does not meet its threshold for science of reading ...

The newly passed bills ban a controversial reading method known as “three cueing” and require educator preparation programs to align with the science of reading, a body of research that ...

The year COVID-19 shuttered classroom doors, St. Louis’s Premier Charter School was acclimating not only to a new normal, but ...

The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history — 33 percent.

Manitowoc school board is seeking a new reading curriculum to replace Success For All for the 2025-2026 school year. The change aims to align with Wisconsin's Act 20 science of reading ...

Shanna Beber's team at LDOE helps educators apply the science of reading in their lessons while guiding school leaders on how to support teachers in that work.

Helping students catch up in reading. Other organizations plan to use the grant funding to address reading challenges. As with math, students saw record drops in reading scores on the 2022 NAEP exams.