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First Reading. Then Math. Is the ‘Science of Writing’ Next?

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By Sarah Schwartz Verified
| Education Week Verified
While the “science of reading” propelled a wave of state policies that have brought sweeping changes to classrooms across the country, reading’s counterpart, writing, hasn’t garnered nearly as much attention in legislation or statewide initiatives. In some parts of the country, that might be changing. Last month, the New Hampshire education department was awarded an $8.7 million federal grant to support evidence-based writing instruction in grades K-8 across the state.
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A New Phonics Debate Shows How the ‘Science of Reading’ Movement Is Evolving

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By Sarah Schwartz Verified
| Education Week Verified
There’s a new debate over phonics instruction bubbling up in the “science of reading” movement—one that demonstrates the intricate challenges inherent in making large-scale instructional change. More than 40 states have passed laws requiring schools use evidence-based approaches to teaching reading. The legislation almost always mandates teaching phonics: showing children how to connect spoken sounds to written letters so that they can decode words.
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What is ‘Linguistic’ Phonics and Why Are Some Schools Adopting It?

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By Sarah Schwartz Verified
| Education Week Verified
The “science of reading” movement has ended, at least for now, one great literacy debate: Policymakers, education leaders, and experts almost universally agree that explicit, systematic phonics is an essential component of early literacy instruction. Now, as new reading policies in more than 40 states require teaching students about how written letters connect to spoken sounds, new questions are emerging in the field: Is one type of phonics instruction better than another?
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