![]() Third graders in the tiny 900-student Columbus school district have fought to catch up on reading in the wake of COVID-19 disruptions. Charlie Riedel/AP Show More Show Less 4 of25 Third-graders Evelyn Smith, left, and Lucy Perry read a book together at Highland Elementary School in Columbus, Kan., on Monday, Oct. ![]() She pairs strong and struggling students, reads questions aloud and jots down dictated answers for students to rewrite in their own handwriting. Noel is used to adapting to students’ needs, and she has been pulling out all the strategies in her toolkit. Nick Ingram/AP Show More Show Less 3 of25 Third grade teacher Bekah Noel instructs her students at Highland Elementary School in Columbus, Kan., on Monday, Oct. Charlie Riedel/AP Show More Show Less 2 of25 Third grader Parker works on a reading assignment with classmates at Highland Elementary School Monday, April 12, 2023, in Columbus, Kan. ![]() Among those showing the largest learning losses are this year’s crop of third graders, who were in kindergarten when the pandemic hit, a foundational year for learning to read. Across the country, federal data show, the disruptions wrought by the pandemic were accompanied by widespread learning setbacks, even in states that saw students return quickly to in-person learning. 1 of25 A student raises her hand to ask a question in her third grade classroom at Highland Elementary School in Columbus, Kan., on Monday, Oct. ![]()
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