In response to our WNY Reading Report Card, one school leader commented that “this idea that the science of reading or anything else is the thing that every kid needs to learn how to read, is just not an accurate statement."
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@NiagaraErie

wnyeducationalliance.org/content/docume… To be clear, the science of reading refers to the "vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based research" which explains how children learn to read.

It is not a curricula, but it is something that all educators should understand.
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Thanks to @WBEN for highlighting the reading crisis in our region and the need to discuss ways in which reading instruction should be improved in WNY schools. This is an important conversation.
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@SusanWBEN @NiagaraErie @ECASBnews @NYSUTWNY

audacy.com/wben/news/loca… We agree with school leaders on two points.

First, we agree that the NYSED data is not “an accurate reflection of a student’s growth.”

But that isn’t the point of our report.
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The WNY Education Alliance has published the WNY Reading Report Card, where we track reading proficiency scores for economically disadvantaged students in every school district in WNY.
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@NiagaraErie @ECASBnews @NYSUTWNY @NYSchoolSupts @nyschoolboards

wnyeducationalliance.org/content/docume… This is a useful way to measure the effectiveness of reading instruction in schools since economically disadvantaged students typically have less access to supports outside of school.
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@nysut @NYSPTA @NYSEDNews @SAANYS @Big5Schools @GreatCitySchls @robertnlowry @csdedrick

WNY Education Alliance issued an open letter to the members of @nysut. First, to thank teachers for their hard work throughout the pandemic, & 2nd, to express our concerns about the ways union leaders are representing them. 1/ @AndyPallotta @NYSUTWNY
medium.com/wny-education-… During the pandemic, NYSUT officials have spread misinformation about the safety of schools while advocating for restrictions that have not only had little scientific merit but have harmed many students. 2/ @NYSEDNews @GovKathyHochul @HealthNYGov nysut.org/news/2020/augu…