The Reading Wars

'My child can't read!'That's become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political.'Progressives' at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique called 'Balanced Literacy.'Instead of memorizing sounds and letters, teachers push what t...

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