From the full report:
"Despite the regular comprehension HQIM use and focus...in 67% of the lessons, teachers and students engaged in work (i.e., instruction, engagement, and activity) that only facilitated students’ surface-level understanding of texts."
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Jan 2026 Report - In Some Urban Districts, Science of Reading Limits ‘Robust Comprehension’: Rather than promoting deeper literacy skills, the phonics-based approach 'may unintentionally encourage teachers to focus on surface-level goals.'
Rather than promoting deeper literacy skills, the phonics-based approach 'may unintentionally encourage teachers to focus on surface-level goals.'
How should we understand the intentions of authoritarians who mandate the "Science of Reading" at the same time they ban books and build barriers to library access?
Iowa lawmakers advance bill prohibiting partnerships between public schools and libraries:
The bill would prevent school agreements with public libraries to provide students with access to books and other materials.
