By Dr. Deborah Duncan Owens The science of reading movement proponents assert that our country has a reading crisis because phonics is either not being taught in schools – or, at least, not adequately taught. They want us to think that this is a new issue. However, discussions and debates about what constitutes effective phonics … Continue reading Science of Reading Update Number Two: The “Movement” Ignores Historical Phonics Discussions and Debates From the 1800s