We Need Phonics, We Need Balanced Literacy

Only 35% of fourth graders nationally met the standards for reading proficiency set by the national assessment of educational progress. Five states have passed laws that require training for teachers in phonix base reading techniques, adding to the 13 that passed such laws last year. In may, new york city mayor eric adams announced that elementary schools in the biggest district in the country would be required to adopt ponyx based reading programmes.