California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?

Reading scores inch upCalifornia’s reading scores have improved gradually – but significantly – since 2013. School districts that made those investments saw significant improvements in reading scores, including among English learners, she found. Some districts struggle to hire literacy coachesBut plenty of school districts hired no literacy coaches. Gunderson said it was a big success; state reading test scores jumped more than 7 percentage points, although still lag behind the state average. In Baldwin Park, in the San Gabriel Valley, principal Laura Rodriguez said literacy coaches have been instrumental in turning around her school’s reading scores.