NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on a newly released guide to help parents prepare their third-grade children for statewide achievement tests. The booklet is sold in six states that rely ...

The bee is limited to students in eighth grade or below and who were born on Sept. 1, 2009, or later. On Tuesday, as round one began, Victoria Li was numbered speller 22 in the competition.

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

Its list of “50 challenging third grade words” includes giraffe, groceries, and jigsaw. So far, so good. But beneath the “preferred spelling” of women, a permitted option appears: “womyn.” ...

The IREAD test, measuring foundational reading skills, is now mandatory for all Indiana third-graders and will be used to determine grade promotion. Parents are encouraged to read with their ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, preparing to take the test one final time. Listen • 4:31 ...

MSCS improved third-grade reading proficiency by almost 4% between 2023 and 2024. The second week of Memphis-Shelby County Schools ' Summer Learning Academy wraps up June 13.

Fewer Virginia students are passing third-grade standardized reading tests, a concerning trend for what experts describe as the most important predictor of a student’s future academic success.

The screeners would assess students three times a year between pre-K and 3rd grade on skills like phonics, vocabulary and spelling. Those who are furthest behind would get extra tutoring in small ...

Michigan's third graders ― at a time when stakes are high to master reading ― slid in those scores on the state M-STEP test compared with 2023.

Chaitanya Gopi, a fifth grader from Dakota Montessori School in Fargo, also recorded a perfect score on the written spelling test. People involved with the 2025 North Dakota Spelling Bee on Monday ...