For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege

Keith Negley for BI Joshua McGoun, a K-12 public-school teacher in Frederick, Maryland, first noticed a change in his students about 10 years ago. They began to struggle with focus. Increasingly, younger kids were not nailing basic reading skills before third grade — a crucial window. Those who miss it have a... read full story

"They should be able to turn the book the right way up and open it at the first page,"