NBC Bay Area

Here's where kids and teens can get freebies for completing their summer reading

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...
Morningstar

Johns Hopkins Study: Ignite Reading Sparks Dramatic Increase in First-Grade Literacy, Highlighting Importance of Early Intervention to Learning to Read On Time

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignite Reading, a Science of Reading-based early literacy intervention program that has provided more than 62 million minutes of personalized instruction ...
Education Week

Districts Using ‘High-Quality’ Reading Curricula Still Supplement With Other Materials. Why?

As the “science of reading” movement has grown, more districts are moving away from reading programs featuring practices that aren’t supported by research, and toward programs that are rated highly by ...
Warriors Wire

Escambia School Board OKs summer reading program for at-risk 3rd graders

Escambia County third graders who are at risk of being held back will have a chance to be promoted through a new summer reading program.

Valley nonprofit promotes literacy through after-school programs, student leadership initiatives

Read Better Be Better, a non-profit based here in Phoenix, works to increase reading and comprehension skills in students ...