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The Cost of Over-Teaching Phonics

Liana Loewus: But to Seidenberg, that’s way too many. He’s working on a somewhat radical idea: a program that teaches just 100 words, which are carefully selected for particular phonics properties to help students crack the code on their own. “The goal…

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j and Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman

The USA 250 Freedom Truck is scheduled to stop in Van Wert, OH (census) on April 20 and the 21st, 2026. Visitors may enjoy exploring the elegant Brumback Library. Explore j, names such as John Chapman, first sounds and rhymes with our…

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The Cost of Over-Teaching Phonics

Lliana Loewus: The tide has turned on reading instruction. Nearly all states have passed “science of reading” laws, and most researchers and educators now agree students need to learn letters and sounds explicitly and systematically to become proficient readers. The Washington Post’s…

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There Is No “Science of Reading”

Diane Ravitch: Given the fact that about half the states have now mandated that teachers teach “the science of reading,” it seems to be a good time to repost what I wrote on November 1, 2023. Some things never change. I wrote:…

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Phonics Is Crucial. But How Much Is Too Much?

Sarah Schwartz: One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, some schools may now have moved too far in the…

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High Point Panthers vs Wisconsin Badgers: Let’s Compare

Sources: Early Literacy: Guilford County, NC Schools Read to Achieve Grades 1 and 2 End-of-Year (EOY) Results Wisconsin Early Literacy Screener Madison School District 1st & 2nd grade 2024-2025 results. Property Taxes. Snowfall 2025-2026: High Point // Madison. Population, income and education…

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Early Literacy Remediation Plans Added to Map

v3 updates: 1. Added Early Literacy Remediation Plan links and related Open Records Requests (!) via Forward Literacy. 2. Improved the layout of District, School and nearby K-12 system data. 3. Fixed a bug in the School District Comparison Summary. Tap the…

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