Some parental concerns are valid, some not, and even certain valid ones may stand a better chance of being solved if confrontation is avoided in favor of other remedies. For each issue, after summarizing the typical allegations, we attempt to add perspective through facts, then probe some ramifications, recommend a corrective approach, and map the best avenues of influence. Schools not teaching children to read. Phonics the method by which reading should be taught. Schools have abandoned phonics.
Illiteracy is a sociological problem, as well as an educational problem.
All reading approaches incorporate phonics. Allegations based on misinformation Challenges detract from addressing serious issues practices eroding the very foundations of the Republic. Consult specialized library references on reading instruction, research, testing, and Reading Education Organizations. Professors of university teacher- education courses in reading. In-service coordinator of school districts.