State Sen. Linda Rogers highlighted a rise in third-grade literacy rates in Indiana, according to the 2024-2025 IREAD assessment results. The increase coincides with the statewide implementation of the Science of Reading approach.
According to the Indiana Senate Republicans, Rogers authored legislation in 2024 that supported the adoption of these teaching methods. She acknowledged the role of educators in achieving the improvements.
The results reflect a shift from previous teaching methods to the Science of Reading, an approach based on research into how children learn to read. Indiana is among the states beginning to see the effects of this framework on literacy rates.
