/tags/reading reading en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:28:14 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-11/despite-low-scores-texas-is-doing-better-than-most-states-at-catching-up-to-pre-pandemic-reading National test scores painted a bleak picture of academic recovery for both Texas and the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic. But researchers found that there were positive signs for individual districts. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:28:14 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-11/despite-low-scores-texas-is-doing-better-than-most-states-at-catching-up-to-pre-pandemic-reading Camille Phillips /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/2024-01-08/taking-a-page-from-florida-advocates-texans-launch-freedom-to-read-to-push-back-against-book-bans Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:35:46 GMT /education/2024-01-08/taking-a-page-from-florida-advocates-texans-launch-freedom-to-read-to-push-back-against-book-bans Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /arts-culture/2023-12-05/a-dallas-bookstore-owner-wanted-to-engage-inmates-in-reading-a-national-book-prize-was-the-result The Interabang Books co-owner got the idea for an inmate-judged literary prize from France Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:45:32 GMT /arts-culture/2023-12-05/a-dallas-bookstore-owner-wanted-to-engage-inmates-in-reading-a-national-book-prize-was-the-result Jerome Weeks /education/2023-10-30/fort-worth-isd-rolls-out-new-strategies-to-boost-declining-reading-rates The library at M.H. Moore Elementary in Fort Worth ISD was anything but quiet after lunch on a recent Monday. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:37:45 GMT /education/2023-10-30/fort-worth-isd-rolls-out-new-strategies-to-boost-declining-reading-rates Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report /education/2023-09-11/community-crisis-almost-half-the-students-in-fort-worth-schools-cant-read-at-grade-level Fort Worth resident Maria Gonzalez knew her daughter’s grades were off.Gonzalez’s 8-year-old daughter, Citlalic, got perfect scores at school. Her teacher said she was doing great. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:59:06 GMT /education/2023-09-11/community-crisis-almost-half-the-students-in-fort-worth-schools-cant-read-at-grade-level Dang Le | Fort Worth Report /arts-culture/2023-06-07/the-comfort-found-in-bookstores-libraries-inspired-the-chimlanh-book-club-in-the-cedars Sip some coffee, eat some pastries, read books and build community at this new gathering of bookish North Texans. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-07/the-comfort-found-in-bookstores-libraries-inspired-the-chimlanh-book-club-in-the-cedars Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access /education/2022-06-24/new-book-from-texas-author-and-coach-asks-what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-tough In “Do Hard Things,” Steve Magness hopes to redefine and expand what toughness and resilience mean – and how these ideas transfer to everyday life – and offers four pillars to achieve them. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:00:00 GMT /education/2022-06-24/new-book-from-texas-author-and-coach-asks-what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-tough Kristen Cabrera, Gabriella Ybarra /education/2017-10-03/kids-get-reading-lessons-with-their-haircuts-in-some-fort-worth-barbershops Some kids in Fort Worth are getting a little bonus with their haircuts -- a chance to read with their barbers. It's part of a new effort by the city's… Tue, 03 Oct 2017 19:34:07 GMT /education/2017-10-03/kids-get-reading-lessons-with-their-haircuts-in-some-fort-worth-barbershops Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /education/2017-04-18/to-get-tarrant-county-kids-reading-teachers-head-to-training-but-parents-can-help-now Experts say teaching a child how to read at a young age can make a big difference later in life. Last week, Tarrant County education groups held a forum… Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:10:14 GMT /education/2017-04-18/to-get-tarrant-county-kids-reading-teachers-head-to-training-but-parents-can-help-now Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom