Abstract
Abstract: This review of How Education Policy Shapes Literacy Instruction: Understanding the Persistent Problems of Policy and Practice, edited by Rachael Gabriel, explores the most pressing educational concerns and their relationship to history and policy, written by scholars from all over the country, such as retention, intervention, early childhood and English language literacy acquisition, and coaching. With the current Science of Reading (SoR) movement and all the related laws that are being passed throughout the United States based on current educational reform measures, this review explores the relationship to past, present, and future literacy legislation, through a historical lens, and the ever persistent, recurring nature of the reading wars. The review also sheds light on enduring questions, practical problem-solving strategies, and calls to action for teachers, administrators, and policy makers.
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Hertz, Nicole
(2024)
"Book Review: How Education Policy Shapes Literacy Instruction: Understanding the Persistent Problems of Policy and Practice,"
The Language and Literacy Spectrum: Vol. 34:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/lls/vol34/iss1/7
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