“Why cant U teach me 2 read?: Three Students and a Mayor Put Our Schools to the Test” by Beth Fertig details the twin stories of three young adults with severe Learning Disabilities who work with public interest attorneys to win compensatory education services (direct private reading instruction) from the NYC Schools. The book follows the progress of these three 18 and 20-year-olds actually begin to learn how to read. The other story in the book follows Mayor Bloomberg and his school chancellor, Joel Klein’s, efforts to reshape the NYC School system to provide better services for struggling readers. The book by Berth Fertig, a senior reporter for WNYC Radio in New York, provides information on school reform efforts, the nature of dyslexia, the special education process, and information on specific reading interventions.
Why cant U teach me 2 read?: Three Students and a Mayor Put Our Schools to the Test
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 3, 2020 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Learning Disability, Reading, Recommended Reading, Teaching