After A Pandemic Delay, Kansas Is Changing How It Teaches Reading With Dyslexic Students In Mind
Celia Llopis-Jepsen / Kansas News Service Originally published on December 14, 2020 1:23 pm WICHITA, Kansas — The way kids in Kansas learn to read is in for a major rewrite. Teachers will soon ditch their time-worn old memorize-and-context-clues methods. In their place, they’ll work with state teacher colleges on new styles meant to accommodate dyslexic students and other children who struggle with books. For instance, they’ll train kids to break down words and to methodically drill through English’s tricky rules. Screening will be key to the new approach. Schools will put mor...
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