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The Road to Reading

The Road to Reading series explores some of the reading activities you’ll find in our schools as well as difficulties students may face when learning to read. The series also examines early childhood ties to literacy and new initiatives to help all children read.

Kindergartners use notebooks to share reading with their families

Northview Morgan Jarema

Kindergarten teacher Robin Murphy says students she has had in past years prepare their younger siblings for her class by reading their shared notebooks at home...

‘Holy hot course, Batman!’

State of the Arts Erin Albanese

Students at Wyoming High School dig into graphic novels as a way to scratch their itch for good stories combined with eye-catching art...

Consistent literacy instruction means improved reading

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

Newly implemented curriculum aligns K-12 curriculum, stocks all elementary classrooms with books and materials...

Teachers learn alongside students in ‘read-aloud’ classroom tour

The Road to Reading Morgan Jarema

A quartet of literacy coaches from Kent ISD recently led a trio of early literacy essentials read-aloud field trips for teachers, administrators and other K-12 staff...

Reading Law Adds Urgency to Literacy Summit

All Districts Jaye Beeler

As a National Public Radio education correspondent, Claudio Sanchez is used to asking the thorny questions and then questioning the answers. He spied an...

Reading initiative shows early positive results

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

Where there is a problem, there is a solution. So when scores indicated that many Cedar Trails Elementary students would not meet state of Michigan...

Librarians Ready to Share ‘Joy of Reading’

All Districts Jaye Beeler

Chelsea McCoy dives headfirst into imagination: wildly, enthusiastically, getting right on the floor with youngsters. It’s clear she wants to help them cultivate a...

Grant Project Aims to Boost Third-grade Reading

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

In an effort to improve third-grade reading proficiency, the district will receive $20,000 to implement instructional practices recommended by Reading Now Network over the...

Super Readers Save the Day!

Byron Center Erin Albanese

There are new superheroes in town, and with the point of a popsicle stick, the zoom-in ability of hyper-focused eyes and ears, and the...

When Monsters Call and Teachers Read, Students Listen

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

The shared love of a book was on display in English teacher Shantel VanderGalien's eighth-grade honors class as she read aloud from "A Monster...

Reading Well Predicts Student Success

Sparta Janice Holst

Ten-year-old Erika Bradford knows how important it is to find ways to make reading easier. "I think the reason kids don't like any subject is...

Low Test Scores & Low Income Linked; Staff Seek to Help

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

At Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, the Kent County district with the lowest family income, the correlation between M-STEP scores and poverty is stark. More than...

‘Reading with a Purpose’ Helps Students Learn

The Road to Reading Charles Honey

Rebecca Ophoff’s 25 fourth-graders are following along an article at their desks as she asks them what kind of writing it is. “What makes it...

Turn, Talk and Listen

The Road to Reading Charles Honey

Kindergartner Vincent Reatini looked up from his book, “Froggy Builds a Tree House,” which he couldn’t read much of yet. But asked for his...

Boosting Student Reading Takes Center Stage

The Road to Reading Janice Holst

While it isn't clear if nationally renowned researcher Richard Allington was excited to see staff from the school district where he started his career,...

Laser Focus on Reading Produces Good Results

Grandville Jaye Beeler

At Grandville's East Elementary School, their double-digits gains in the M-STEP third- and fourth-grade reading scores was driven home by Principal Ana Aleman-Putman's determination...

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