Literacy Is Equity
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| A Nation of Readers |
Any discussion about “equity” in
education that is not first and foremost a discussion about literacy is
unserious. Wide and persistent gaps between White and Black students,
stretching back decades, make it abundantly clear—or ought to—that state
education officials have no more urgent business to attend to than ensuring that
every child can read in every school under their control or influence. Data
from the National Assessment
of Educational Progress has turned grim with two-thirds of states showing
no progress on reading at all, and seventeen declining in the most recent round
of testing in 2019. With profound and persistent disruptions to schooling in
the past year, there is no basis to be optimistic for a reversal of these
trends any time soon.
To its credit, the Council of Chief
State School Officers understands this rock-bottom priority. CCSSO has emerged
in recent years as a consistent, informed, and energetic proponent of the
“science of reading,” and has put considerable effort into championing state
initiatives to encourage the adoption and implementation of high-quality
instructional materials (HQIM) in literacy. Its new report, A Nation of Readers,
describes “concrete actions” that state leaders can take to improve the caliber
of reading instruction and materials in classrooms within their borders. It’s
required reading for any state or district official in a position to influence
curriculum adoptions, professional development, or teacher training and
certification. READ
MORE ➤➤
Children
Kids Count Data Center, Annie E. Casey Foundation
National/State Report Cards – Reading, NCES
State of Preschool, NIEER
2021: A Nation of Readers, CCSSO
2018: Education Leader’s Guide to Reading Growth, Renaissance
2018
READ•FOR•SUCCESS: Combating the Summer Learning Slide in America, RIF
2009: Developing Early Literacy, National Early Literacy Panel - NIFL
2003: The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3, American Educator
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