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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.

Dyslexia Causes Struggles for Students, but They Can Still Excel

All Districts Adrian Hirsch

What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison and approximately 20 percent of students have in common? They have been forced to approach learning...

When Words Don’t Make Sense, Magic Pens Can Help

All Districts Charles Honey

Jenny Green feels she can do well in her English classes – as long as she gets a little help with the reading part. “When...

Want to Boost Reading Comprehension? Make it a Contest

The Road to Reading Linda Odette

Sure, students can read a bunch of books to get principals to shave their heads, kiss a pig, eat insects and jump out of...

Students Collect Books for Inmates to Promote Literacy

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School students are helping local prison inmates turn the page to a better life -- literally. The Godfrey-Lee Public Schools eighth-grade students recently...

Superintendent: ‘This is a Revolution. We Will be ‘The Region That Reads’

Kent City Erin Albanese

West Michigan teachers and administrators recently heard the five common practices that lead to success in reading, and many are ready to implement those...

Read Any Good Books Lately? These Students Have

Northview Charles Honey

So you think today’s teenagers aren’t into reading? Talk to Bill Foster. He loves books – real books, made of paper and ink –...

Ruff Reader Dogs Bolster Student Confidence

Kent ISD School News Network

Mollie gently sidles up to Wyoming Public School's West Elementary third-grader Riley Doggett, who's sitting on a comfy beanbag cushion. Riley starts to read out...

Why Are Some Schools High Achievers in Reading?

All Districts Erin Albanese

At Sunfield Elementary in Lakewood Public Schools, students read while waiting in line for the bathroom. At North Godwin Elementary in Godwin Heights, kindergartners...