Recent STAAR test results show that while Texas students increased literacy rates slightly, nearly half of students in third to eighth grade still can’t read on grade level.

United Kingdom has three: English, Scottish, Welsh. In PISA 2018, Canada placed 6th, Ireland 8th and UK 13th in Reading Comprehension. ... the use of the mother tongue in Kindergarten to Grade III.

Comprehension strategy instruction has a solid research base. Teacher guides on evidence-based practices from the What Works Clearinghouse recommend teaching students across grade levels how to ...

However, eighth-grade reading proficiency slid backward, dropping from 32% to 29%. Fourth graders also saw a slight dip, with proficiency falling from 27% to 26%. That mirrors a national trend in ...