Should New York’s schools get behind ‘the science of reading’?
“New York’s youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach reading swings toward the so-called “science of reading.”Gov. Kathy Hochul has gotten behind a “back to basics” push, saying she’ll propose legislation that would require New York’s schools to use evidencebased, phonics-focused approaches for reading instruction. Among her proposals for the new year, she pledged $10 million in state money to train 20,000 teachers on these approaches.