We shouldn’t force a one-size-fits-all approach to reading instruction

We shouldn’t force a one-size-fits-all approach to reading instruction

THE URGENCY TO address deficits in reading proficiency is justifiable and shared by anyone with a stake in our public education system – which is to say, everyone in the Commonwealth.  But the way to bring all students to where they need to be in terms of literacy skills is not through legislative directives on curriculum. This approach has not borne sustained positive results in other states and muddies sound educational practices, which are be…