Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?
Sold a Story
00:00
The Importance of Proper Phonics Instruction
Stacey Reeves says she ditched phonics workbooks and decodable readers. Mary Ariel, the former chair of the Curriculum and Special Ed Department at the University of Southern Mississippi, remains unconvinced. She thinks kids will be distracted from understanding the meaning of what they're reading if teachers focus on how words are made up of letters.
Transcript
Play full episode
