Santa Barbara Schools Getting Ahead with Early Reading Screenings | News Channel 3-12

Santa Barbara Schools Getting Ahead with Early Reading Screenings | News Channel 3-12

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Starting in the 2025–26 school year, California schools will begin screening all kindergarten through second-grade students for signs of reading difficulties. The new statewide initiative is designed to identify learning challenges early and provide support before children fall behind. At Hope School in Santa Barbara, one teacher – who is also a parent – says early detection could ease years of frustration for stru…