Screens, Kids, and the Space Reading Needs
Children’s literacy is falling at the same time that screens are filling more of their day. A recent breakdown of U.S. reading data, Child Literacy Statistics United States 2025, notes that only about 31% of fourth graders and 30% of eighth graders are at or above “proficient” in reading, while roughly 40% of fourth graders and a third of eighth graders are below the most basic level. New NAEP results show those low performers now have the worst reading scores in over 30 years, and many can’t re
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