[Project.diverse] Science of Reading Laws

More for the grist mill…I think there are now science of reading laws in over 40 states thanks in part to colleagues working across conservative groups, department of education, and state chapters of the NAACP…sort of bridgebuilding that needs to happen…The Hill piece below is accurate on illiteracy rates for black/brown children- more my area- you also see the same for disproportionality and suspension/expulsion in schools (and of course, reading, academics, and behavior are correlated). Nice piece on the need to pair implementation science with the science or reading (I would add the science of behavior), otherwise, it is just another nice idea that is not implemented. It also is at “loggerheads” (a very scientific term…😊) of the current anti-interventionist perspectives being pushed by many of the diversity movements, which views science as a form of oppression, including the neurodiverse movement… https://www.aei.org/education/the-science-of-reading-is-on-a-winning-stre... https://www.commentary.org/articles/robert-pondiscio/teaching-reading-right/ https://thehill.com/opinion/education/579750-many-of-americas-black-youth... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/us/what-to-know-about-the-science-of-r... MDB Mack D. Burke, Ph.D. Department of Educational Psychology Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education Programs Behavioral Education & Assessment Research (BEAR Lab) School of Education, Baylor University