Episode 144: The Science of Reading as More Than a Pendulum Swing
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™
00:00
What Works for Balanced Literacy?
Margaret Hoover: balanced literacy gives teachers a structure of their time during the day. But when we're talking about kids who don't yet know how to read and write, she says, it isn't effective. Hoover: There's not enough attention to a really clear, systematic, explicit scope and sequence for phonics with opportunities to practice. "We should know exactly what are the two words that are covered in three grade program"
Transcript
Play full episode
