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New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising

  • Written by Shawn Datchuk, Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Iowa
imageApproximately 34% of U.S. fourth grade students without disabilities and 72% of students with disabilities scored below basic reading levels in 2024. Anna Maslennikova/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to select new reading textbooks and software. They wanted new materials to improve their...

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