How Easy is it to Teach Reading?
Based on the new reading requirements for Michigan’s third graders, should we reassess how we teach reading?
Host Stephen Henderson talks with callers about the state’s new legislation to help Detroit’s public schools.
Standards: Brad Biladeau, Government Relations for the Michigan Association of School Administrators, called in to say that there needs to be standards in how we fix reading comprehension. “There should be a uniform recognition of how we’re going to address third grade reading proficiency,” Biladeau says.
Love: One caller said that kids need positive reinforcement to help with reading. “They need support and encouragement, not punishment,” she says.
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