Topic: Literacy

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3 Things You Need to Know About Ongoing Reading Reform Efforts

article-cropped February 07, 2024 by Shayna Levitan

Here are 3 things advocates and education leaders are doing to improve equity in reading outcomes.

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Teachers Need to Learn How to Teach Reading Effectively

article-cropped January 31, 2024 by Ron Noble

Early literacy in grade school begins with scientifically based reading instruction in teacher prep programs so students can be proficient readers.

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Rigor and Representation in Children’s Books Foster a Love of Reading

article-cropped January 24, 2024 by William Rodick, Ph.D.

Students are more engaged when they see people like themselves in school materials. Representation matters in teaching kids to read.

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The Literacy Crisis in the U.S. is Deeply Concerning—and Totally Preventable

article-cropped January 17, 2024 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

Literacy is one of the major civil rights issues of our time. Our children’s future—and our nation’s democracy—depends on us addressing this crisis now.

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OPINION: Support Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s Push to Invest More in Literacy for Children

newspaper March 05, 2020 by Gini Pupo-Walker, Tamika H. Marshall

Tennessee is widely regarded as a leader in education, but we have a reading problem. Literacy rates have stagnated and, in some cases, declined over the past decade for students…

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