The district said it had added a new phonics sequence…But it stands by its broader balanced literacy approach…
That’s not enough for parents like Diane Dragan. An attorney who has three children with dyslexia, Ms. Dragan noted that well-off parents in her area regularly pay thousands of dollars to have their children taught intensive phonics at private tutoring centers.
“The irony to me is that the public-school teacher who teaches balanced literacy during the day moonlights to do science-based tutoring for kids who fail to learn to read,” Ms. Dragan said.
An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics BY Dana Goldstein 2/15/2020
Why is the ghost teaching force such a well-kept secret?
Everyone who’s raised kids in these communities knows it: the reason progressive education “works” for affluent kids is that they’re getting traditional ed delivered by parents and tutors at night.
Catherine & Katharine 