The Importance of Homeschooling in Reading

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There are more kids struggling with reading than are poor in the United States. A bipartisan effort to move toward an emphasis on phonics has been inspired by your show. "I literally had a tear in my eye and I was heartbroken for what we've done as a society"

For decades, American schools have taught reading with an approach that doesn’t work very well. Emily Hanford of the podcast “Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong” explains how things are starting to change.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

We're taking Monday off for Juneteenth and will be back with a new episode on Tuesday, June 20.

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