Despite growing momentum toward reform, many literacy experts warn that many serious obstacles, from the ubiquity of balanced literacy, which avoids phonics in favor of fostering a love of reading, to inadequate teacher training and the proliferation of screens, lie ahead before a transformation in American reading instruction is likely to take root.
Amid the escalating national literacy crisis, with its grim statistics and deeply entrenched ideological battles, this one is an easy fix, experts say. Read aloud to your children and students.