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Special Report Beyond 3rd Grade: What to Do When Older Students Struggle to Read
Many secondary students also struggle with basic reading. How can schools catch them up?
November 24, 2025
Students follow along in their copies of “Among the Hidden” by Margaret Peterson Haddix in a seventh grade reading class at Bow Memorial School in Bow, N.H., on Oct. 29, 2025.
Students follow along in their copies of <i>Among the Hidden</i> by Margaret Peterson Haddix in a seventh grade reading class at Bow Memorial School in Bow, N.H., on Oct. 29, 2025.
Sophie Park for Education Week
Special Report Different Subjects, Different Reading
How can teachers help students master each content area's specialized vocabulary, tools, and ways of communicating?
October 28, 2024
Illustration of student with multiple books.
Dan Page for Education Week
Special Report Reading to Understand: Unlocking the Elements of Comprehension
Reading comprehension is a complex element of the "science of reading." Learn how schools can foster students’ ability to make sense of texts.
January 15, 2024
First grade students read over a story they crafted together in Megan Gose’s classroom at Moorsbridge Elementary School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
First grade students read over a story they crafted together in Megan Gose’s classroom at Moorsbridge Elementary School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
Emily Elconin for Education Week
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