Literacy

A lack of literacy comprehension puts kids at risk of falling behind in every subject and increases the likelihood of dropping out of school. The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County offers students individualized tutoring and mentorship.

Forty-seven percent of third to tenth graders in Florida read below grade level.

Experts say there’s a connection between students reading below grade level in third grade and those same students later dropping out of school.

In a courtyard gazebo at Booker Middle School in Sarasota, dozens of kids with berets on are eating cake. Parents and assorted family members mingle with…

March is National Reading Month, and Sky Zone Tampa is using it as an opportunity to bring literacy to the community.The trampoline gym is hosting a…

Bridget McKinney, principal at Miami's Allapattah Middle School, says her students struggle to pass the state's reading and writing tests.So when McKinney…

This story is part of a series from The Hechinger Report and StateImpact Florida looking at how Florida schools are getting ready for Common Core…