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Study links guided play and reading at check-ups to lasting academic gains

A new study found that the Smart Beginnings program, which guides parents in pretend play and reading with infants during pediatric visits and home support, led to improved academic skills by first ...
The Hechinger Report

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...
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Johns Hopkins Study: Ignite Reading Sparks Dramatic Increase in First-Grade Literacy, Highlighting Importance of Early Intervention to Learning to Read On Time

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignite Reading, a Science of Reading-based early literacy intervention program that has provided more than 62 million minutes of personalized instruction ...