The Lorain County Literacy Link

Ohio’s latest school report card data offers a promising look at student literacy growth. Released September 15 by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, the 2026 Ohio School Report Cards show statewide English language arts proficiency has climbed to 62.2%, the highest level in five years.

Ohio School Report Cards show a five-year high in literacy proficiency after the first full year of Science of Reading implementation.

How do we help students become strong readers when the text they’re reading is on a screen?

If that question has come up in your classroom, team meeting, or professional learning conversation, you’ll want to check out this week’s Ask AIM, a weekly advice column we follow that brings research and expert perspectives to the literacy questions educators are thinking about right now.

Digital reading is already part of how students learn. So rather than thinking about whether students should read on devices, this article invites us to think about how we can best support comprehension, engagement, and strategic reading when students are reading on a screen.

Ohio has published revised K-8 English Language Arts Standards and maintained the 2017 9-12 Standards.

Take a look at the standards here.