From The New York Times: “Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for ‘the science of reading.‘ Can they get results?” With news about a new documentary, The Right to Read. From the trailer: “This is a civil-rights issue.” LeVar Burton is the executive producer. We’ve asked a newly elected member of our school board to request a screening.
The shot already heard round the world: Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong, a podcast series by Emily Hanford (American Public Media).
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Emily Hanford's podcast is the most astonishing investigation I have heard. Explaining why the children are so challenged these days, unable to read. WOW!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting the link. An amazing podcast and very important for all to listen to, not just teachers/parents and kids but everyone who has ever read a word.
It explains so much. And it’s infuriating.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad to see the issue framed as a matter of a civil right. So often phonics has been taken up as a right-wing cause.