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alex [they, il] to Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year ago

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids in the US to be poor readers

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How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids in the US to be poor readers

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alex [they, il] to Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year ago
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How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
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For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
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    This article is a good (albeit long) explanation of what the MSV system is and why it sucks, but it neglects to mention the important fact that, thankfully, most US states have either already banned it from their public school curriculums or are moving away from it to more evidence-based approches:

    https://www.lexialearning.com/blog/sound-it-out-the-shifting-landscape-of-literacy-from-three-cueing-to-science-based-reading

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