Sadly we keep on moving on . This literacy gap is responsible for the school to prison pipeline. If you can't read proficiently by end of 3rd a student is 4x likely to drop out of high school and never read fluently. Over 80% of justice involved youth are illiterate. Sadly for some this is the first time they get assessed is in Federal jail because there is a law to test for dyslexia.. (trouble with words). I think the change will come when the public demands it. Low literacy affects communities, not just students and parents.

Bill you can also go to a reading interventionist and have you child tested. This will come out of your pocket but often the school district has a conflict of interest because if they assess an issue they are obliged to support it. Get an independent assessment and they will walk you through areas of strength and weakness.

So true!

Local control is hit and miss. Our vulnerable students deserve to learn how to read by end of third. We need leaders because it is not happening on local level. All students have a right to a free and appropriate education but 60% are not getting that if you include reading as part of an education.

They are in leadership positions and it is so sad to see them not taking a stand on something so important to our most vulnerable students who can't afford tutors or private school or have a learning difference. We can have 95% proficiency if we do universal testing, science of reading and timely interventions for all who need. If we had a proactive approach there would be 70% less students in special ed which cost districts 4x more. We need a proactive approach and no cueing system, guessing at words aka balanced literacy.

Why are there still Lucy Calkins followers when Lucy herself back peddled on her own program Balanced Literacy in NY Times article. The public needs to push for more SOR.. it works. Literacy is a human right and so many are not proficient. No more Lucy Calkins it harms students and wastes their time. Those who can't read proficiently by end of 3rd are 4x more likely to drop out and never become proficient.

What will it take to get Governor Newsom to ban the use of balanced literacy like the gov of Ohio has just done. Why is the teachers union often fighting what is best for the students? How long before Universities train teachers in science of reading so school districts don't have to and students can learn. If teachers were not taught this in there schools how can they teach it.?