Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

COLUMBUS, Ohio - -Gov. Mike DeWine announced he’s sending additional reading experts into K-8 schools to assist in executing the “science of reading” approach to literacy instruction. “Even with a ...

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political.    "Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called "Balanced Literacy."      Instead of memorizing ...