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• topic has seen a surge of interest recently

  

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  Schools Should Follow the 'Science of Reading,' Say National Education Groups

  edweek.org - Sarah Schwartz

  In the wake of falling reading scores on the test known as the Nation’s Report Card, 12 major education groups are calling on schools to adopt …

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  Phonics vs. Balanced Literacy: A Classroom Comparison

  edweek.org - Liana Loewus

  Want to know if a K-2 classroom is using explicit, systematic phonics or balanced literacy? This visual illustrates some of the main instructional …

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  The Path to Fluent Reading: A Developmental Timeline

  edweek.org - Sarah D. Sparks

  Some of the most important pre-literacy skills begin in infancy. This timeline shows examples of the milestones children meet on their path to fluent …

• How do children learn to read?

  

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  How Do Kids Learn to Read? What the Science Says

  edweek.org - Sarah Schwartz

  NOTE: The text of this article contains annotations. To view the list of annotations, please scroll to the bottom of the page. How do children learn …

• In this ongoing series, “Getting Reading Right,” Education Week will interrogate the cognitive science behind how kids acquire foundational reading skills, with a focus on the earliest elementary readers, in kindergarten through 2nd grade.

  

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  Lucy Calkins, author of a popular reading curriculum, is taking a step away from the method, which isn't based in science. Will others follow? Sarah …