States Show Improvement Under Science of Reading

The science of reading, a research-based approach emphasizing phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, is essential to improve literacy rates, writes Kymyona Burk, senior policy fellow at ExcelinEd. In this blog post, Burk writes that states like Mississippi have shown significant improvements in reading proficiency by adopting evidence-based instruction — debunking ineffective methods like “three-cueing.”