According to data from Idaho Education Recovery, over 60% of Idaho students are performing below the expected reading level for their grade.
In addition, Idaho also ranks 38th out of 43 states in terms of reading recovery between 2019 and 2024. The concept of reading recovery refers to the initiative of bringing students’ reading skills back to pre-pandemic levels.
Since 2022, Idaho’s legislature has passed house bills requiring Idaho’s state department of education to provide a statewide screening measure to identify students with characteristics of dyslexia…