In USA Today, William Moloney, Colorado’s Commissioner of Education, clearly states the problem with illiteracy in America.? He points to a study conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality, “What Education Schools Aren’t Teaching About Reading – and What Elementary Teachers Aren’t Learning” The study examines 72 schools of education and evaluates them on the extent they teach the five common tenets of reading research: Phonemic Awareness, phonics, guided oral fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Findings:?31 percent taught none of the tenets, and only 15 percent taught all five components. No wonder NAEP reading scores are basically flat.
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