It measured whether children could read sentences and perform addition and subtraction by the end of Class II.

Specialized tutors from AmeriCorps are now pushing into some of RCSD’s pre-K classrooms to work directly with 3 and 4-year-olds on early reading and math skills.

Students in Vanessa Malzone’s third grade class at Sheehy Elementary put on their headsets and log into a reading tutoring ...