Students in early elementary grades in North Carolina public schools continue to show gains in literacy skills, according to results of a key assessment administered at the beginning of the current school year.
A presentation to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee Nov. 29 revealed marginal improvements in reading proficiency for students in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
One-fourth of North Carolina's third graders didn't master reading skills, even after summer camps designed to prepare them for fourth grade, a new Read To Achieve report says.