Fresh national test scores demonstrate a drop in reading competence – Fourth and eighth graders show lowest reading scores in over 30 years.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2025

New York Post, Jan. 2025

Future-Ed.org, Jan. 2025.

“It’s easier to give a child an iPad than encouraging them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes. Because of this, they’re not developing the underlying foundation skills they need to grip and hold a pencil," says Sally Payne, a pediatric occupational therapist.

The Guardian, Feb. 2018

This strategy to support struggling readers involves an approach to scaffolding, ensuring that all students, regardless of their reading level, can engage meaningfully with complex texts.

NEA.org, Jun. 2019