Illinois is looking to overhaul how kids learn to read
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
October 24, 20234m 40s
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Show Notes
Educators in Illinois have a January deadline to draft a plan for improving how reading is taught.
The effort by the Illinois State Board of Education is part of a national movement to update reading instruction … so it matches what science says about the way kids learn.
Here to tell us more is Tinaya York. She helped write the first draft of Illinois’ literacy plan with educators around the state. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Kate Grossman