As reading scores fall, states turn to phonics — but not without a fight

Governor Maura Healey’s Administration and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll today announced that registration for a new professional training called “Literacy Launch Institutes,” focused on literacy from Pre-Kinder to third grade. “It is crucial that our teachers have the necessary materials and training to support all their students,” said Governor Maura Healey. During August, four full days of free training will be offered for 600 educators. P…

There Really Was a ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in Reading. States Should Learn From It

Aldeman: Key lesson — the only literacy policies that are likely to lead to significant learning gains meaningfully change schools and classrooms.

Studying Dickens at university was once considered demeaning. Now it’s too demanding

Any consideration of Stefan Collini’s subject has surely to address a major recent issue. The academic study of English, both at school and university, has fallen away significantly, with the numbers opting for it greatly diminishing. Anecdotal evidence from even the most serious institutions suggests that many students are now finding previously accessible texts impossible

A Fifth of American Adults Can’t Read. Here’s How To Teach Them.

Marian* was in her late 30s when we first met, and she asked me to help her learn to read. This was in 2007. I was the new-ish supervisor of a tutoring program in Manhattan aimed at adults who were trying to get their GED. Most students came in for help with essay-writing or algebra. But Marian, who had seen her three daughters through high school and into college, wanted to get better at reading.She told me she was at third-grade level. Once we…

As reading scores fall, states turn to phonics — but not without a fight • Missouri Independent

A student reads a book in a New York City library in 2022. Since 2021, more than a dozen states have explicitly banned a decades-old literacy teaching method, known as “three-cueing,” that encourages kids to figure out unfamiliar words using context clues such as meaning, sentence structure and visual hints (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images).As states rush to address falling literacy scores, a new kind of education debate in state legislatures is …

As reading scores fall, states turn to phonics — but not without a fight

A student reads a book in a New York City library in 2022. Since 2021, more than a dozen states have explicitly banned a decades-old literacy teaching method, known as “three-cueing,” that encourages kids to figure out unfamiliar words using context clues such as meaning, sentence structure and visual hints. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)As states rush to address falling literacy scores, a new kind of education debate in state legisla…