TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Vigo County lawmakers are celebrating a historic increase in third-grade literacy rates for Hoosier students following the results of this year's IREAD assessments.

The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment is designed to test Indiana third-graders’ reading proficiency. This year’s IREAD data indicates about 87.3% of Indiana’s third-graders exhibit proficiency in foundational reading skills.

State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) said this proficiency rating is an improvement of five percentage points compared to last year's scores, which is the largest single-year increase since Indiana launched IREAD in 2013.

"Literacy is the cornerstone of a quality education, and these results show our investments in early reading are paying

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