Journalist Emily Hanford, creator of the hit podcast “Sold a Story,” on the national reckoning around how we teach kids to read in schools—and where we’re still getting it wrong.| Edutopia
Get the basics on the science of reading (SOR), how to understand research studies, and what it means for classroom instruction.| Reading Rockets
Teachers worldwide seek to understand the brain science surrounding dyslexia and how to support their students.| Observatory - Institute for the Future of Education
A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.| Vox
In the next two years, all NYC elementary schools will be required to overhaul literacy instruction.| Chalkbeat
Balanced literacy and word guessing are out. Phonics, science, and social studies are in.| Chalkbeat
The announcement represents a significant victory for parents who have long been frustrated with the city’s inability to educate many struggling readers| Chalkbeat
Is a controversial curriculum, entrenched in New York City’s public schools for two decades, finally coming undone?| The New Yorker