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‘2/3 Of Students Are Testing Below Proficiency In Reading’: Why We’re Failing The Next Generation

You are here: Home / Archive / Feature Stories / ‘2/3 Of Students Are Testing Below Proficiency In Reading’: Why We’re Failing The Next Generation
Published: March 31, 2024 by VPR Producer

Millions of kids aren’t meeting current reading comprehension guidelines. With so many young people falling through the cracks, what’s broken within the current curriculum? What’s the best way to actually teach reading? Education expert Natalie Wexler joins us to share important insights on emerging research and what parents should know.


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  • Natalie Wexler, education expert, author, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System – And How to Fix It.

Links for more info:

  • The 74: 9 Things Science Tells Us About How Kids Learn to Read and Think Critically
  • KQED: Why Content Knowledge is Crucial to Effective Critical Thinking
  • Knowledge Matters Podcast
  • Amazon: The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–and How to Fix it
  • X: @natwexler
Program #: 24-13segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Child Development| Education| Literacy| Parenting| Public Policy| ReadingGuests - Natalie WexlerBooks & Publications - The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System - And How to Fix ItHost - Gary PriceProducers - Amirah Zaveri| Jason Dickey
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