The Hechinger Report has been covering reading for over a decade, as debates about how to teach it have intensified. Here are those stories.
A growing number of researchers are criticizing an overemphasis on auditory skills
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. In this new American Public Media podcast , host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work.
Extended-day programs that doubled as free child care lured families but were too expensive to continue
Reading debates shift from phonics to what kids need to know
“Short bursts” of phonics in the back of the classroom show promise with kindergarteners
Analysis of 7 million students across the country sounds alarm for younger learners
New research evidence is at odds with views of many dyslexia advocates and state policies
As poor students gain access to technology, they lag behind rich students in access to physical books
After 18 months of untraditional learning, students are showing up at school lacking fine motor, academic and social skills
Popular policy proposal is plagued by poor attendance, quality concerns
A literacy argument for teaching more history, civics and geography in public schools
Book giveaways work but are more effective when combined with instructions for parents.
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