A CalMatters report examines how California's reading scores have risen gradually since 2013, when the state ranked 47th nationally in fourth-grade reading. Billions of dollars have gone toward phonics-based instruction, new curriculum materials, a dyslexia screener and, most notably, hundreds of millions in grants for literacy coaches. A shortage of those coaches, the piece suggests, may be limiting further gains, a matter of consequence for local schools and families.
Read the full story: California Reading Scores Are Up, Thanks to Literacy Investments. Can the State Do More? — Sonoma Valley Sun, Jul 20.
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