WATERVLIET, N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her “Back to Basics” reading plan and the $10 million in teacher training to go along with it Wednesday morning at Watervliet Elementary School. The plan pushes for legislation to require New York State schools to return to the Science of Reading, a phonics-based school curriculum, that was […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her “Back to Basics” reading plan and the $10 million in teacher training to go along with it Wednesday morning at Watervliet Elementary School. The plan pushes for legislation to require New York State schools to return to the Science of Reading, a phonics-based school curriculum, that was replaced around 20 years ago. Studies on the method that replaced it, the Lucy Calkins Balanced Reading Approach (LCBRA), have discredited it. “Study after study has emerged over the last few years, showing it’s not getting the job done. This outdated curriculum is still […]
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