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Studies show that about one in five adults in Kansas can decipher letters and even read simple words. But they can’t read well enough to understand instruction manuals, healthcare forms or safety warnings.

Studies show that about one in five adults in Kansas can decipher letters and even read simple words. But they can't read well enough to understand instruction manuals, healthcare forms or safety warnings.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library delivers free, age-appropriate books monthly to families with children ages 0-5.

Mychal Threets, also known as "Mychal the Librarian," will visit Wichita on Tuesday as part of a nationwide tour to promote his new children's book, along with literacy and the value of public libraries.

After overhauling literacy policy in 2013, Mississippi went from 49th to a top 10 state in fourth-grade reading. It's been dubbed the "Mississippi Miracle," but those involved say it was more of a marathon. State lawmakers are now hoping to perform that same miracle in Oklahoma this legislative session.

National test scores painted a bleak picture of academic recovery for both Texas and the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic. But researchers found that there were positive signs for individual districts.

Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom offers a teacher training program to reach more Spanish-speaking kids in the classroom.

Research shows that most children need systematic, sound-it-out instruction — commonly called phonics — rather than older approaches that focus on context clues from pictures and stories.