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The Reading Gap: Journey to Answers
A must-read for parents, teachers, and anyone interested in education, The Reading Gap: Journey to Answers is written by a former teacher who couldn't read turned literacy advocate. This book interweaves the author's personal story with bringing to the forefront the current state of research, teacher training, and instruction. It also addresses the uncomfortable truth about the scope of illiteracy and sub-literacy in the U.S., as well as the far reaching consequences . Highlighted, too, is the desperate need for effective teacher preparation, rather than rampant blame.The Reading Gap: Journey to Answers introduces solutions, such as Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction (EBLI), and provides an inspirational and achievable vision for the future.
118 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2017
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May 21, 2022
Illiteracy is not something I think about all too often-- I learned to read at age 3 (self taught whaddup) and never looked back. Cochran's life and this book have reminded me that this issue is vital and can change the course of someone's life. Through his own experience and the experiences of a few others, Cochran reminds his readers that reading is a right, that literacy is important, and that the act of reading is not as intuitive as we have been told. He does make a lot of big claims at the beginning and doesn't really explain them as much as I would've liked, and it also feels like he's talking in circles a little bit. Overall, this is a fairly quick and vital read. Illiteracy is an epidemic, y'all.
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