The nation’s largest public school system is flipping the script when it comes to teaching children how to read, as the New York City Schools chancellor says the old way has not been working for students — here's what changes to expect inside classrooms
The mayor – who has dyslexia – believes literacy rates affect all of society.
New lesson plans will focus on phonics – teaching kids how to “sound out” words – versus the current way that focuses on pictures. Some New York City schools are struggling to find enough teachers certified to speak both English and Spanish, Erica Byfield reports. "The only way to do this en masse is to have a sound, really good literacy curriculum in place which is phonetically-based," said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.
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