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Everything you need to know about the science of reading
06.16.22
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The science of reading is the converging evidence of what matters and what works in literacy instruction, organized around models that describe how and why. We’ve been accumulating data for a long time, providing science-driven guidance on how K-12 leaders can better help kids learn to read.
This ebook gives you evidence-based best practices to support decoding, phonics, language comprehension, and fluency.
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