NYC literacy overhaul scraps hundreds of reading coaches
The city is disbanding coaches, hired under Mayor de Blasio’s Universal Literacy program, and will rely more on  training from outside organizations.
Source: chalkbeat.org
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Hundreds of NYC schools used Teachers College reading curriculum that 'has not worked'
Lucy Calkins wrote a popular reading curriculum used in hundreds of NYC elementary schools that encourages independent reading. But the model has come under fire.
Source: chalkbeat.org
Eric Adams' literacy overhaul slashes number of NYC reading coaches
Department officials plan to hire 200 coaches for grades K-5, down from roughly 500 coaches focusing on grades K-2 in prior years through the city’s Universal Literacy program.
Source: chalkbeat.org
Arizona ED Selects i-Ready as Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screener for Students for 2022-23 -- THE Journal
The Arizona Department of Education has named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved universal literacy and dyslexia screener for the 2022–2023 school year, allowing schools statewide to use the online diagnostic and offline literacy assessments to screen for risk factors associated with dyslexia.
United States Rob Waldron Kristal Kuykendall Arizona Department Of Education Curriculum Associates International Dyslexia Association
Source: thejournal.com