The push for phonics and “science of reading,” explained | Vox
A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.| Vox
A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.| Vox
Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.| www.apmreports.org
There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how to read. In this new podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work. It's an expose of how educators came to believe in something that isn't true and are now rec...| features.apmreports.org
