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Hoot Reading Sep 30, 2025 Early Literacy ### [Simple and Effective Ways to Advance Literacy Skills as a Family](https://learn.hootreading.com/blog/simple-but-effective-ways-to-advance-literacy-skills-as-a-family) Hoot Reading discusses simple but effective ways to advance literacy skills at home. Hoot Reading Feb 22, 2023 Education ### [Lead to Read KC Program Improves Reading Skills for 800+ Students in Kansas City Schools](https://learn.hootreading.com/blog/lead-to-read-kc) Lead To Read KC, a literacy nonprofit in Kansas City, helps over 800 students make meaningful and measurable reading gains through 1:1 online... Hoot Reading Jan 19, 2023 Education ### [3rd Grade Literacy Scores Linked to High School Dropout Rates](https://learn.hootreading.com/blog/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. 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Hoot Reading Aug 19, 2022 Early Literacy ### [Illiterate: Why this word can be damaging](https://learn.hootreading.com/blog/theres-no-such-thing-as-illiterate) When a child is unable to read, we should avoid the term, “illiterate.” Young learners, whether able or unable to read, all go through a process. Hoot Reading Jul 25, 2022 Early Literacy ### [The Most Important Summer Reading Slide In History](https://learn.hootreading.com/blog/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... Hoot Reading May 11, 2022 reading with mom ### [Reading with Mom Offers a Special Kind of Magic](https://learn.hootreading.com/blog/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? 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