Georgia officials have begun to change the way educators teach students how to read.
Last year, Georgia passed a bill requiring schools to emphasize “structured literacy” when training instructors and testing students.
It’s a method that teaches reading in a systemic and explicit manner characterized by word identification and decoding strategies. The method stems from the science of reading, which refers to a body of research examining the best way for children to learn how to read.
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