According to a recent study by the Annie E Casey Foundation, 36% of third graders across Georgia are not reading at grade level. Why is this significant? The first major milestone for a child’s success is the ability to read by the end of third grade. During this time, children make a critical transition from learning to read, to reading to learn. When children cannot make this shift, a cycle begins where they continue to fall further behind their counterparts who can read at grade level. By the…
