Is Reading a Skill?
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Is Reading a Skill?

By Richard Whitmire — August 30, 2010 1 min read
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Richard Whitmire
Richard Whitmire was a former editorial writer at USA Today and past board president of the National Education Writers Association, and a frequent opinion commentator on national education issues.

I’m inclined to agree with E.D. Hirsch (and Mark Bauerlein) in this Chronicle entry. (password protected.)

The full argument by Hirsch and Robert Pondiscio is made in an American Prospect piece.

It’s why President Bush’s massive Reading First program never soared -- educators never got beyond the “skill” stage.

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