No Times.
Is New York Times your favorite newspaper?
My first son was a spontaneous reader. When he was still in diapers he could read any word he had heard before. Even my college textbooks. But if you tried to get him to read a word he hadn’t heard before and he wouldn’t even try.
He was also verbally gifted. He started speaking late, but when he began speaking it was like an adult. Crowds would gather around him in stores, just to hear him talk.
Whatever it is (fill in the blank), the end result will be increased demands for $$$ for public schools and teachers unions.
Ya know, in the name of racial equity and investing in America.
We have it on good authority that the teaching methods used in certain education institutions controlled by Federal Gov’t agencies deliberately exclude (or try to exclude) phonics-based reading instruction.
According to “my people” the scientific evidence on reading shows students learn better and faster with phonics. And, of course, this better learning has cumulative benefits that grow over time and manifest in ALL subject areas. But the powers-that-be just haven’t cared enough to FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!
Apparently, the evidence is strong enough and has been available long enough, that most graduate and doctoral students that have completed advanced education degrees over the last 15 to 20 years have become aware of the science.
Ahhh, but inertia and lethargy (and possibly, other ill intentions) seem to be responsible for continuing with a non-phonics curriculum.
