Children who are struggling with reading have a right to receive intensive instruction from professionals specifically prepared to teach reading. No school can provide adequate reading and writing instruction for all children without the specific expertise in reading and writing that specialists have. Children have a right to reading instruction that involves parents and communities in their academic lives. Ensuring that all children learn to read and write requires the cooperation of a wide group of stakeholders. It takes the whole community to teach all children to read and write.
Children have a right to reading instruction that makes skilled use of their first language skills.
Initial literacy instruction should be provided in a child's native language whenever possible. Policies on initial instruction should support the professional judgment of teachers and not mandate particular instructional methodologies or strategies. Children have a right to equal access to the technology used for the improvement of reading instruction. Much needs to be done in the area of technology. Increased national resources must be devoted to this area.