/tags/literacy literacy en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 14:45:00 GMT /education/2025-05-01/city-government-is-tackling-fort-worths-literacy-crisis-outside-of-school-hours-heres-how Simmons is a literacy specialist. Not for a school district. Instead, he works for the city of Fort Worth assisting with the municipal government’s after-school and summer reading programs. City officials see the programs, plus new dyslexia screenings, as their way of tackling Fort Worth’s literacy crisis head on. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:45:00 GMT /education/2025-05-01/city-government-is-tackling-fort-worths-literacy-crisis-outside-of-school-hours-heres-how Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report /education/2025-04-01/fort-worth-isd-looks-to-strengthen-phonics-lessons-for-a-reading-rate-boost Fort Worth ISD students, however, are not receiving enough instruction to master phonics, district officials said. As part of a wide-sweeping district restructuring, phonics lessons will be strengthened starting in the 2025-26 school year through the addition of a supplemental program. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:50:16 GMT /education/2025-04-01/fort-worth-isd-looks-to-strengthen-phonics-lessons-for-a-reading-rate-boost Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report /education/2025-02-20/heres-why-the-tarrant-county-government-is-stepping-up-to-help-boost-reading-rates The Tarrant County government Feb. 19 committed to helping school districts boost literacy rates. Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution underlining the county government’s support and issuing a call of action for all 20 school districts to introduce plans ensuring students can read at grade level. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:49:45 GMT /education/2025-02-20/heres-why-the-tarrant-county-government-is-stepping-up-to-help-boost-reading-rates Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report /education/2024-10-31/parent-advocacy-group-says-these-solutions-could-boost-fort-worths-low-reading-rates The free 10-week intervention program helped 52 students — nearly all of whom were reading below their grade level — advance at least one grade level during the initiative’s three months, according to a new report released Oct. 29. Parent Shield sees the program as a solution for Fort Worth’s low reading rates, but the biggest hurdle is the cost, the organization’s leaders said. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:46:21 GMT /education/2024-10-31/parent-advocacy-group-says-these-solutions-could-boost-fort-worths-low-reading-rates Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report, Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /education/2023-11-29/dallas-isd-receives-mini-library-to-boost-access-to-multicultural-bilingual-books Tom C. Gooch Elementary is one of the first four schools in Texas to receive a "Little Yellow Library" from the Kendra Scott Foundation. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:58:17 GMT /education/2023-11-29/dallas-isd-receives-mini-library-to-boost-access-to-multicultural-bilingual-books Zara Amaechi /education/2023-11-03/black-students-in-fort-worth-isd-still-struggle-to-read-at-grade-level Destiny Sparks is interested in reading about historical figures who look like her such as African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:50:55 GMT /education/2023-11-03/black-students-in-fort-worth-isd-still-struggle-to-read-at-grade-level Dang Le | Fort Worth Report /education/2019-03-25/award-winning-smartphone-game-codex-is-teaching-north-texans-to-read As many as one-third of Dallas adults are barely literate. Each year, literacy groups only reach 1.5 percent of them. But now there's an award-winning… Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:30:58 GMT /education/2019-03-25/award-winning-smartphone-game-codex-is-teaching-north-texans-to-read Bill Zeeble /education/2019-02-08/literacy-app-from-smu-lift-team-wins-multi-million-dollar-grand-prize More than 36 million adults nationwide lack basic English literacy. A team from Southern Methodist University and Literacy Instruction for Texas are… Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:19:21 GMT /education/2019-02-08/literacy-app-from-smu-lift-team-wins-multi-million-dollar-grand-prize Bill Zeeble /education/2018-06-22/north-texas-team-develops-smartphone-game-to-help-adults-learn-to-read-and-write A group of North Texas researchers has made the cut in an international competition to develop an easy-to-use smartphone app to improve adult literacy.The… Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:08:05 GMT /education/2018-06-22/north-texas-team-develops-smartphone-game-to-help-adults-learn-to-read-and-write Bill Zeeble /education/2017-08-29/i-enjoy-seeing-whats-next-visually-impaired-kids-sharpen-reading-skills-in-pilot-program North Texas students with visual impairments improved their ability to read — and to enjoy books — this summer with the help of a pilot program in Tarrant… Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:30:00 GMT /education/2017-08-29/i-enjoy-seeing-whats-next-visually-impaired-kids-sharpen-reading-skills-in-pilot-program Bill Zeeble