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Watered-down bill makes phonics-based reading instruction optional in California
The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional.
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As reading scores fall, states turn to phonics — but not without a fight
In Missouri, a provision requiring educators to use phonics to teach reading was added to an open enrollment bill that ...
The ‘science of reading’ won’t be required in California schools, at least for now
Some teachers and advocates objected to a plan to require phonics instruction in K-12 schools. The latest deal makes it ...