New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising

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Shawn M Datchuk

The conversation

04/23/2026

DOI: 10.64628/AAI.cmaeawstq

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There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn kids into better readers.

Literacy

Education policy

Reading

US education

Textbooks

Literacy Scores

K-12 education

Elementary school

reading skill

Early literacy

reading wars

youth literacy

K-12 schools

literacy levels

Kids reading

Title: Subtitle: New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising
Creators: Shawn M Datchuk - University of Iowa, Teaching and Learning
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: The conversation
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.cmaeawstq
Language: English
Date published: 04/23/2026
Academic Unit: Teaching and Learning
Record Identifier: 9985150631402771

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