Direct reading instruction and home reading programs typically begin in Grade 1. Parents can help provide pleasurable early encounters with reading. (Shutterstock) Common mistakes to avoid.

The TDSB data, presented to trustees on Wednesday, showed that 30 per cent of Grade 1 students were not meeting reading benchmarks at the end of June. That compares with about 24 per cent of ...

I can tell because frazzled parents drag their embarrassed children up to the reference desk at my library to ask, “Where are the fifth-grade books? We need a 5.6 level that’s worth at least 7 ...

A new study of Reading Recovery, a 1-on-1 reading intervention program for 1st graders, ... analyzed reading performance for nearly 7,000 1st grade students at more than 1,000 schools over four years.