/tags/literacy Literacy en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:49:31 GMT /local-news/2025-04-09/summer-reading-students-literacy-proficiency-absenteeism As new numbers indicate that New Mexico fourth and eighth graders have the lowest reading scores in the nation, state education agencies announced they will host the second annual free Summer Reading Program beginning in June to try and curb summer reading loss. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:49:31 GMT /local-news/2025-04-09/summer-reading-students-literacy-proficiency-absenteeism Taylor Velazquez /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2024-01-29/lets-talk-structured-literacy New Mexico ranks last in the nation in child literacy, with almost 80% of children not proficient in reading by fourth grade. Governor Michelle Lujhan Grisham is pushing lawmakers to make greater investments in literacy. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:49:09 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2024-01-29/lets-talk-structured-literacy Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2024-01-18/governor-proposes-influx-of-cash-for-structured-literacy-initiatives Michelle Lujan Grisham gave a press conference along with parents, children, educators and officials eager to talk about the effectiveness of structured literacy, a technique teachers and schools have increasingly been using in New Mexico and nationwide in recent years. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:50:58 GMT /local-news/2024-01-18/governor-proposes-influx-of-cash-for-structured-literacy-initiatives Alice Fordham /entertainment/2017-07-06/summer-reading 7/8 9a: This Saturday on The Children's Hour, our ľĹÉ«Íř Kids will review books for summer reading. Plus we'll find out about the Santa Fe Chamber Music… Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:11:04 GMT /entertainment/2017-07-06/summer-reading Katie Stone /local-news/2016-06-20/surveying-for-illiteracy-in-new-mexico Thousands of adult New Mexicans can't read well, and because of social stigmas, they’re a hidden population. The latest data estimates adult education… Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:03:17 GMT /local-news/2016-06-20/surveying-for-illiteracy-in-new-mexico /local-news/2016-05-09/overcoming-the-stigma-of-illiteracy Imagine when you walk out of your house the road signs are blank. Billboards, too. You try to order breakfast at that new brunch place, but you have to… Mon, 09 May 2016 20:15:35 GMT /local-news/2016-05-09/overcoming-the-stigma-of-illiteracy /local-news/2015-04-02/thousands-of-kids-books-collected-for-city-buses People dropped off children’s books by the carload Thursday at a bus stop on Albuquerque’s west side.The goal was to literally stuff a city bus with tens… Thu, 02 Apr 2015 23:40:35 GMT /local-news/2015-04-02/thousands-of-kids-books-collected-for-city-buses