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Children of color in the US face reading difficulties and lack the support they need due to incorrect assumptions about their reading abilities.
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- Many children, especially children of color, struggle with reading and often do not receive the necessary help.
- Reading difficulties can have a significant impact on a child's overall well-being, academic success, and future prospects.
- The Simple View of Reading states that reading comprehension is the product of decoding skills and language comprehension ability.
- Good word recognition and language comprehension skills are necessary for reading comprehension.
- The assumption that reading develops naturally is flawed.
- The ability to decode words is crucial for reading comprehension.
- The policy that prevents low-income children of color from being overidentified for special education has unintended consequences.
- Reading problems can have an impact on mental health and can be associated with behavior, school completion, and involvement with the criminal justice system.
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Children of color in the US often struggle with reading and don't receive necessary help due to false assumptions about reading skills.
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Many children, particularly children of color, struggle with reading and often do not receive the necessary help. This inequality in reading skills in the US is rooted in a false assumption about what it takes to be a skilled reader. Reading difficulties can have a significant
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Many children, especially children of color, struggle with reading and often do not receive the necessary help. This inequality in reading skills among U.S. children is rooted in a false assumption about what it takes to be a skilled reader. One mother, Sony
Many children in the United States struggle with reading, and children of color are disproportionately affected. Reading difficulties can have a significant impact on a child's overall well-being, academic success, and future prospects. Despite the importance of reading, a significant number of
The Simple View of Reading states that reading comprehension is the product of decoding skills and language comprehension ability. Good word recognition and language comprehension skills are necessary for reading comprehension. This hypothesis has been confirmed in over 150 studies. The Simple View does not explain
Many children, especially children of color, struggle with reading. Some may have learning disabilities or lack proper instruction in decoding words. This leads to difficulties in reading and a missed opportunity to learn new words through reading. Research shows that children who read at a
Many educators and literacy experts have resisted teaching phonics, but the assumption that reading develops naturally is flawed. When children struggle with reading, it is often because they were not taught how to read. Good word recognition skills are necessary for reading, but comprehension
Many children, particularly children of color, struggle with reading and do not receive the necessary help. The ability to decode words is crucial for reading comprehension, and children who are taught decoding skills in early grades have a better chance of catching up. However,
Many children, especially children of color, struggle with reading and do not receive the necessary help they need. The policy that prevents low-income children of color from being overidentified for special education has unintended consequences. Research shows that white children who struggle with reading
Many children, especially children of color, struggle with reading and do not receive the necessary help. One student, C.J., received some extra help with reading but then it stopped, leaving him without the support he needed. If C.J. had been
Reading problems can have an impact on mental health, as poor readers may feel angry, sad, and unpopular. There is a link between reading problems, behavior, school completion, and involvement with the criminal justice system. Reading difficulties can also be associated with
Many kids, especially children of color, struggle with reading and are less likely to receive the necessary help. The challenges of connecting scientific research on reading with educational practice and teacher preparation have been widely discussed. Phonological recoding and self-teaching are essential