Thread by @jennifer_hogan_

THREAD - 1/7: New @EdReports rates @FountasPinnell as "does not meet expectations" across the board from K-5. This is one of the most popular programs used in Mass. Elementary Schools, along w/ Lucy Caulkins @TeachersCollege (which received a similar rating) #CurriculumMattersMA

Simultaneously, this comment on Facebook by @FountasPinnell has been circulating, in which they make a disturbing & offensive comment that sheds light on some of the beliefs that are held by the company itself, among recent claims that it does not serve all students 2/7

Let's break this down. 1st of all, we are failing MANY more than 20% of our kids...the number is closer to 65%. 65% of American fourth graders are not reading at grade level, according to the 2019 NAEP data (this has been consistent yr after yr) 3/7
nationsreportcard.gov/reading/nation…

Massachusetts is not much better, despite being widely seen as a leader in the country for education. In 2019, only 45% of our students scored proficient on the NAEP, a number that was DOWN 6% from 2017. We've been in nearly the same place since 1998 4/7
nces.ed.gov/nationsreportc…

2nd- even if it were failing only 20%...the idea of it being "sad that we turned the entire ed system upside down for 20% of the kids" is deeply harmful. There is no world where we should be promoting a Tier 1 core literacy curriculum that only serves 80% of our students 5/7

3rd - no one who claims to follow the science of reading claims to have invented or own the science. In fact, we are using very old research & evidence & putting it back on the table, such as this research from 1997 by Shaywitz 6/7
baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-19…

100% of our children deserve access to high quality instruction & the chance to learn how to read. It is not a special ed problem. It is not a COVID problem. It is a Tier 1 problem perpetuated by the popularity of programs like @FountasPinnell that knowingly fail our kids 7/7