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California has passed Assembly Bill 1454, a comprehensive literacy law focusing on evidence-based reading instruction, including phonics, with teacher training and new textbooks, aiming to improve literacy rates among students, especially in early grades, supported by significant funding and ongoing implementation efforts.
New York City's schools chancellor, David C. Banks, is introducing major changes to reading instruction in an effort to tackle the persistent problem of half of city children in grades three through eight not being proficient in reading. The new approach will use evidence-supported practices, including phonics, and avoid flawed strategies like teaching children to use picture clues to guess words. The move represents the most significant reading overhaul in New York City since the early 2000s and places the city at the forefront of a growing national movement to reform reading instruction.
New York City, the largest school district in the US, is implementing mandated phonics lessons in an effort to reverse low literacy rates. The new reading curriculum will upend the current approach and focus on phonics, which teaches children to decode words by sounding out letters and syllables. The move comes as the city and the nation as a whole grapple with a reading crisis, with only about a third of US fourth-graders reading proficiently.
The "science of reading," which emphasizes phonics and other research-backed strategies, is gaining momentum in U.S. schools as educators seek to address low reading scores and parents demand change. The approach is especially crucial for struggling readers, including those with dyslexia. While colleges of education have been slow to embrace the science of reading, every state has passed some form of legislation related to it. Parents can help by reading to their kids and pushing for evidence-based practices in their children's schools.
The "science of reading," which emphasizes phonics and other research-backed strategies, is gaining momentum in US schools as a way to address low reading scores and help struggling readers, including those with dyslexia. The approach, which focuses on the building blocks of words and emphasizes phonemic awareness, has been slow to be adopted by schools and teacher training programs. However, recent legislation in all states and a push by parents and advocacy groups have led to changes in curriculum and instructional materials. Parents can support the movement by reading to their children and advocating for evidence-based practices in their schools.
A movement called "the science of reading" is sweeping school board meetings and statehouses across the US, targeting the education establishment, which critics say has failed to embrace the cognitive science of how children learn to read. Research shows that most children need systematic, sound-it-out instruction, known as phonics, as well as other direct support, like building vocabulary and expanding students’ knowledge of the world. The movement has drawn support across economic, racial, and political lines, and its champions include parents of children with dyslexia, civil rights activists, lawmakers, and everyday teachers and principals.