Improving Our Nation’s Literacy Report Card: A Roadmap for District and Program Leaders

In the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, the average reading score for the nation in fourth grade was 2 points lower compared to 2022 and 5 points lower compared to 2019.

The road to reading proficiency begins long before fourth grade, and investing in research- and evidence-based comprehensive literacy supports for preschool and pre-kindergarten classrooms can help build the foundational literacy skills that children need to succeed as readers—and learners—throughout school and life.

Join early childhood literacy experts from Teaching Strategies for this 1-hour webinar that will

•  examine the recent findings around fourth grade literacy from The Nation’s Report Card;
• explore research that demonstrates the need to foster reading skills in preschool through evidence-based, age-appropriate curriculum; and
• share a roadmap for supporting reading skills from a young age with science of reading-based curriculum, professional development for teachers and administrators, ongoing formative assessment, and family support resources.

The session will be followed by a live Q&A.