by Karina Richland | Jul 10, 2026 | Science of Reading
Only 31 percent of fourth graders read well enough for their grade level. This gap forces leaders to find a curriculum that works as the reading market grows to eight billion dollars. Picking the right tools is a critical step for students.Reading intervention...
by Karina Richland | Jul 5, 2026 | Science of Reading
Less than one-third of American fourth graders can read at a proficient level today. This crisis gained national attention through Emily Hanford’s “Sold a Story” podcast, which exposed how many children were never taught to decode words. The debate...
by Karina Richland | Jul 2, 2026 | Science of Reading
A child who decodes every word perfectly can still fail a reading comprehension test. This struggle happens because reading requires many skills to work together as one. This is a core part of the Science of Reading framework. Explore the PRIDE Reading Program to see...
by Karina Richland | Jun 9, 2026 | Science of Reading
A child may read every word on a page yet struggle to explain what the passage means. Another child may understand a story read aloud but stumble when trying to read it independently. Scarborough’s Reading Rope helps parents and educators understand why. Skilled...
by Karina Richland | Jun 4, 2026 | Science of Reading
Choosing reading intervention programs for elementary students is not just a curriculum decision. It is a time, staffing, training, and student outcome decision. The right program should help teachers know exactly what to teach, how to teach it, how students will...
by Karina Richland | May 29, 2026 | Science of Reading
For decades, reading instruction in American schools relied on methods that asked children to guess at words using pictures and context clues. The results were predictable: according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 33% of fourth graders...
