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More American schools are now favoring the “science of reading" which focuses on phonics and vocabulary building block lessons over traditional “whole language" teaching.
For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars.
Studies show that there are better ways to teach children reading, especially children with dyslexia, and many schools have begun to embrace those methods.
Studies show that there are better ways to teach children reading, especially children with dyslexia, and many schools have begun to embrace those methods.