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Early Literacy

Simple and Effective Ways to Advance Literacy Skills as a Family

Hoot Reading discusses simple but effective ways to advance literacy skills at home.

Education

Lead to Read KC Program Improves Reading Skills for 800+ Students in Kansas City Schools

Lead To Read KC, a literacy nonprofit in Kansas City, helps over 800 students make meaningful and measurable reading gains through 1:1 online...

Education

3rd Grade Literacy Scores Linked to High School Dropout Rates

Reading intervention programs can do more than just build literacy skills, but they can reduce the rate of high school dropouts.

Education Technology

6 Benefits of One-to-One Tutoring

We understand that children’s reading abilities vary, and all kids learn differently. This is where one-to-one tutoring comes in.

Education

2 Out of 3 Kids Read Below Grade Level, yet 90% of Parents Think Their Kids Are on Track

Why are some kids reading below grade level? Let's identify the link between reading assessment scores and what parents know.

Education

Help Your Child Get Ready for Back to School

Check out some tips from us and the Hoot Reading Teacher Network to help your child get ready for back to school.

Early Literacy

Illiterate: Why this word can be damaging

When a child is unable to read, we should veer away from the term,, “illiterate.” Young learners, whether able or unable to read, all go through a...

Early Literacy

The Most Important Summer Reading Slide In History

With summer right around the corner, it is the season for many to be thinking about sunshine and slides. However, most of us dedicated to raising...

reading with mom

Reading with Mom Offers a Special Kind of Magic

This Mothers’ Day, we had the chance to honor the strong moms and female figures in our lives. In all their roles, is there anything mothers can’t do?

Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day Children’s Booklist: Acknowledging Indigenous History and Residential Schools

Orange Shirt Day is September 30 in Canada, a time when all are encouraged to wear orange to acknowledge the nation's indigenous history.