E10: Why Your School's Reading Scores Aren't Budging (And What's Actually Coming Next)
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E10: Why Your School's Reading Scores Aren't Budging (And What's Actually Coming Next)
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States have passed the science of reading laws. Teachers have completed training. So why aren't literacy scores improving? The answer lies in a growing gap between policy and classroom practice that few are talking about openly.
In this episode, Juliette Reid, Director of Market Research at Reading Horizons, shares insights from tracking literacy legislation and district trends across all 50 states. Drawing on nearly a decade as a classroom teacher, literacy interventionist, and instructional coach, Juliette explains why many well-intentioned reforms are falling short. She discusses the looming upper grades crisis (those pandemic-impacted students are now in middle school), why "product stacking" is undermining progress, and what parents should know as districts face shrinking budgets and growing pressure to show results.
Whether you're a parent wondering why things haven't improved despite all the headlines about reading reform, or you simply want to understand what's really happening in literacy education, this episode offers a clear-eyed look at where we are and where we're headed.