Watered-down bill makes phonics-based reading instruction optional in California

Watered-down bill makes phonics-based reading instruction optional in California

Students in a sixth-grade class read at Stege Elementary School in Richmond. (Photo by Shelby Knowles/CalMatters) This carticle was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A bill that could reshape literacy education in California elementary schools cleared a major hurdle in the Legislature this week after dueling sides reached a compromise that provides funding for phonics-based instruction but stops short of requirin…

The ‘Science of Reading’ Won’t Be Required in California Schools, at Least for Now

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