There is no Democrat or Republican way to teach reading. There is a correct, scientifically based way and an incorrect, guess-work-based way. It just so happens that conservatives have long championed the correct way, and progressives have long been enchanted by the incorrect way. With rampant…
way to teach reading. There is a correct, scientifically based way and an incorrect, guess-work-based way. It just so happens that conservatives have long championed the correct way, and progressives have long been enchanted by the incorrect way. With rampant learning loss, and states still flush with COVID-19 relief cash, it’s time to follow the Deep South’s lead and focus on the science of reading.
Schools of education can only prioritize ideology over literacy because states let them. Almost a decade ago, Mississippi decided to stop doing that. A study showed that not only were most prospective teachers not being taught the science of reading, many education professors and even deans had never even heard of it. So, Mississippi invested in workshops and coaching to make sure that teachers learned the basics of literacy instruction.
In 2019, Arkansas followed suit with the"Right to Read Act," which required"evidence-based reading programs that are grounded in the science of reading." The Arkansas department of education was charged with creating a list of evidence-based approved materials. This year, the state of Louisiana outlawed"three-cueing" and is directing part of its COVID-relief funding to tutor current teachers in the science of reading.
To be sure, the action hasn’t been entirely limited to red states. Colorado, for example, passed a law in 2019 requiring"evidence-based and scientifically-based" reading instruction and required teachers to go through 45 hours of training to learn the science. But it may prove far easier for red states to act. Long before it was scientifically validated, conservatives had been partial to phonics instruction.
With the looming teacher shortage and the influx of federal cash, there’s no better time for states to act than now. Here’s hoping state legislators listen to Hanford’s
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