H.B. 6620 -- A closer reading of a flawed legislative proposal
The Connecticut Association for Reading Research (CARR) is deeply concerned regarding H.B. 6620, evidence-based instruction that focuses on competency in the five areas of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development and fluency, including oral skills and reading comprehension. This definition is seriously problematic in that it subordinates comprehension to fluency. Furthermore, fluency is used twice in the definition which suggests it is the paramount objective of reading instruction. As literacy teachers, consultants, professors, and administrators, we know that...