Reading

The annual summer reading program at Monroe County Public Library is for all ages and gives rewards for reading books and doing activities and programs at the library.

The step is a largely administrative and helps align new laws to existing Indiana code.

The report breaks down data into categories of health, family and community, education and economic well-being. Indiana is ranked 24th in the nation for children’s overall wellness. It was ranked 28th last year.

From bills that aim to raise low reading scores to remedies for students using cellphones in class, lawmakers will spend the second half of session considering bills from the opposite chamber with fresh eyes and advancing initiatives with widespread support.

The bill would require all second graders to take the third grade reading exam and it would provide early intervention to students who are struggling.

Senate Bill 1 proposes retaining more students who don’t pass the state’s reading exam by the end of third grade.

The devices can cause distractions that lead to lower comprehension.

The bill would require reading skill tests begin in kindergarten and parents be informed of the results. It would create summer school options for students who need reading intervention.

Thousands of Indiana students could be held back in third grade if they don't pass a reading test.

Indiana is trying to overhaul how children are taught to read with a statewide mandate to follow the latest scientific research. But experts say that for change to take hold, it will take work — and buy in — from educators around the state.