The 13-year-olds that I will be teaching when I graduate from the University of Michigan are the same kids who learned how to read over Zoom. During a critical period for catching reading disorders, parents and teachers were thrust into an era of virtual classes and insufficient resources. Learning how to read and use comprehension strategies are important milestones for young children, but many schools are not providing students with the necessary skills to pass them. As a result, literacy rates in the United States are declining — even as they improve globally.
Read the room: Addressing technology’s impact on the literacy crisis
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