reading instruction

Science of reading enacted in Ohio’s new budget

BY: - July 21, 2023

Ohio students will learn how to read using the science of reading.  The state’s two-year, $191 billion budget that Gov. Mike DeWine signed earlier this month includes a chunk of money that goes toward implementing the science of reading, which is based on decades of research that shows how the human brain learns to read and […]

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Reading curriculum changes need evaluation

BY: - April 10, 2023

Earlier this month, Education Week reported on a policy trend that Ohio Gov. DeWine has made a central focus of his 2024-2025 budget: reform of reading curriculum standards. This reform in particular centers around a fulcrum of debate about how to teach reading in schools. In particular, a popular but controversial program called “Reading Recovery” […]