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    What are phonics books? Phonics books are particular texts used to help teach reading. They emphasize the importance of the relationship between letters and sounds. Saddleback phonics books provide...

    Rebuilding Reading Identity in Striving Adolescents(Post)

    Why the work in middle and high school is not just about skills. It is about who students believe they are. Ask a struggling tenth grader to describe themselves as a reader, and you will rarely get a

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    Most American adults do not hold a bachelor’s degree. Most high school career conversations are still designed as if they will. Walk into any American high school in May and you will see seniors maki

    Phonics for Older Students: How Decodable Books Work for Tweens and Teens(Post)

    Systematic phonics works at any age, but the materials built to teach it were never designed for more than one. On the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 31% of American fourth graders

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    Why the population of students with limited or interrupted formal education keeps growing, even when border arrivals slow. Most district leaders track newcomer enrollment as a single line on a dashbo

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