Balanced Literacy vs. Science of Reading
In 30 seconds two first graders explain how each of them was taught to read. Spoiler alert: Your heart will break for the girl in pink.
Courtesy of Emily Hanford and American Public Media
In 30 seconds two first graders explain how each of them was taught to read. Spoiler alert: Your heart will break for the girl in pink.
Courtesy of Emily Hanford and American Public Media
51% of Seattle’s Black students are in a Reading Red Zone. Needlessly. The Seattle Medium recently shared our graph revealing the depth of the literacy crisis for Black students. Unless 95% of all students are reading ‘at grade level’ or higher, the district is not implementing Structured Literacy. Period. There is no ambiguity about that…
New York State fell for one of the most common traps in literacy reform: Instead of building a true Science of Reading training program, the state produced a hybrid that sprinkles components of Structured Literacy into the legacy soup. The two are diametrically opposite and cannot coexist: Ending low literacy requires transformation, not integration, and…