Hartford Courant

Alana Sejdic: Keep schools accountable for universally designed reading instruction

The battleground of the reading wars is a contentious and scary place. This war has been ongoing for a century, with either side gaining and losing ground as the educational pendulum swings back and ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

'Science of reading,' whole language,' 'balanced literacy': How can Wisconsin resolve its ‘reading wars’ and teach kids to read?

It’s agreed across the spectrum of education that, ideally, until third grade kids learn to read and, after that kids read to learn. A wealth of statistics show that children who are not reading ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT reading instruction has gone awry, and Right to Read isn’t the solution

Third grade students at Hamilton Avenue School in Greenwich read independently during their reading hour. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on ...
Cleveland.com

The most effective literacy instruction is one that is balanced, without mandates

The Plain Dealer’s March 5 editorial, “Laudable K-12 proposals on literacy instruction should not be mandatory,” presented a balanced approach to help solving literacy instruction in Ohio’s schools.
Yahoo

'We know what works' DeWine pushes Ohio schools to adopt science-based literacy education

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is once again making the push for phonics-based literacy education for Ohio students after last week's State of the State address. In Columbus, guests packed the Lincoln Theatre ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Teachers, parents raise concerns of a literacy crisis in the Berlin school district

National and state reading scores for elementary school students are down. And in Berlin, New Hampshire, some teachers and parents say there’s a literacy crisis happening in their school district. At ...
City Journal

New York’s Literacy Flip

This school year, New York City public schools are conducting an experiment: Can they once again teach children to read? Following New York students’ dismal scores on the National Assessment of ...

Why can't so many local students read well? Exploring today's literacy crisis

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...
City & State New York

Opinion: Teacher training essential for new NYC reading reforms to succeed

Students in New York City’s schools now have new hope for becoming stronger readers thanks to the sweeping changes recently enacted by the Department of Education. Yet the sorely needed shift to ...
CT Insider on MSN

Southington reports strong early literacy gains after curriculum change

Students are outperforming statewide averages in both English language arts and math, and district officials attribute the ...
EdSource

Sharp divisions over how California’s aspiring teachers will be taught to teach reading

CLARIFICATION: The article was revised on April 24 to clarify that the Committee on Accreditation, by law, has the power to accredit programs. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing responds to ...