In a word, phonics. Scientific investigators of how children learn to read have proved repeatedly that phonics works better for more children. However, there is a persistent disconnect between the world of reading science and the world of people teaching children to read. Only 15 percent of programs training elementary-school teachers include actual instruction on how to teach children to read. He meant fostering this “holistic” and ethically oriented conception of reading over the mere “dry” business of just teaching children how to read words.

Source: International New York Times September 03, 2021 18:56 UTC