Changing reading strategies is crucial to clear away the vestiges of the so-called balanced literacy approach focused mostly on reading the clues and guessing at words. Fixing reading strategies and removing ineffective legacy programs such as Reading Recovery are the essential first step. Teaching reading strategies within a daily “literacy block” is not sufficient, nor are writing programs that assume kids possess only everyday common knowledge. Wexler’s widely read commentaries unsettle everyone, including leading advocates of advancing structured literacy through improved reading strategies. Her book and commentaries make it abundantly clear that she is no fan of current and proposed approaches to improve reading comprehension.

Source: Forbes September 02, 2023 21:04 UTC