🌾 America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy — What Families Need to Know 🌾

A recent article in The Atlantic paints a sobering picture of the state of reading and education in America—and it’s something we’re seeing firsthand with so many students who come to My Learning Farm for help.

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👉 Key takeaways:

• National reading scores have fallen to their lowest levels in 25+ years.

• 1 in 3 eighth graders can’t summarize basic text (NAEP “below basic”).

• Progress declined long before COVID—the pandemic only made it worse.

• Declines hit struggling learners the hardest while top performers stayed stable.

• Billions of federal dollars meant for learning recovery were largely ineffective.

• Smartphones and constant digital distraction play a role—but the article highlights a deeper issue:Lower expectations → lower achievement.

• States that improved (like Mississippi & Louisiana) invested in high standards, early screening, phonics-based instruction, and literacy coaching—the same science-backed approaches we use at My Learning Farm.

📉 The bottom line: America’s reading crisis is real—and growing.🌱 The hopeful truth: Evidence-based literacy instruction works.

At My Learning Farm, we’re committed to:

✔ Structured Literacy

✔ Phonics-based reading intervention

✔ Individualized support for struggling readers

✔ Early identification of reading challenges

✔ Helping families navigate the education system with confidence

If you’re worried about your child’s reading, writing, spelling, or math growth, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

💛 Reach out to me for support, assessments, or a homeschool consultation. My door is always open.

— SaraMy Learning Farm 🌾“Where learning grows.”