Early Reading Data Reveal Progress Overall, with Varying Outcomes for Boys and Girls
- Five years after the pandemic, there are encouraging signs of early literacy recovery, with kindergarteners and first graders leading the progress.
- Overall, 8% more second graders, 14% more first graders, and 21% more kindergartners are at or above benchmark compared to the 2020-21 school year.
- Despite these improvements, year-over-year progress in literacy trends remains slow across the United States.
- Grades K–2 are identified as critical years for literacy development, highlighting the need for focused educational strategies.
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Early Reading Data Reveal Progress Overall, with Varying Outcomes for Boys and Girls
End-of-year data from Amplify show that while more K–2 students are on track to learn to read, year-over-year improvements have slowed and gender disparities present a complex picture.
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