But only 31% of 4th-graders and 30% of 8th-graders can read proficiently at grade level, according to the most recent national report card.
We have a literacy crisis in this country.
And yet the most popular reading programs in our schools are NOT backed by science. Decades of research shows us that Structured Literacy is the most effective way for ALL children to learn to read, including those with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. But there is a gap between research and practice.
Through our collective advocacy, we can help educate and empower our communities to work together to make systemic change…
Until All Can Read
About Me:
Hi, I’m Meagan Swingle, a literacy advocate and consultant from Decatur, Georgia, working to impact systemic change, from local schools in my community to the state and national level. Through my communications business, Little Light Group and my literacy work at UntilAllCanRead.org, I help create collaborative networks of parents, teachers, administrators, policy makers and community leaders, working together towards a common goal of driving transformational change and giving every student an equal opportunity to read, write and thrive. Click here to learn more about my advocacy and how we can work together to impact systemic change!
Literacy News
SOLD A STORY: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how to read. In this podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work. It's an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn't true and are now reckoning with the consequences — children harmed, money wasted, an education system upended.
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Georgia’s Literacy Crisis: How decades of teaching practices left chidlren behind | ANF Investigates: Reading Reset is an investigative series on the potential origin of the state’s poor reading proficiency, its impact on children, the criminal justice system, and possible solutions.
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US NEWS and WORLD REPORT: Literacy Materials Dropped by Many Schools Face New Pressure From Struggling Readers' Parents
A lawsuit filed by a pair of Massachusetts families is adding to the backlash against an approach to reading instruction that some schools still use despite evidence that it’s not the most effective.
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NY TIMES: There is Right Way to Teach Reading and Mississippi Knows It
The state’s reliance on cognitive science explains why.
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EDUCATION WEEK Special Report: Getting Reading Right
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EDUCATION WEEK: A Look Inside One Classroom’s Reading Overhaul
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EDUCATION WEEK: The Most Popular Reading Programs Aren't Backed by Science
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