Getting California kids to read: What will it take?

Fewer than half of California students are reading by third grade. Even fewer Black and Latino students meet that standard. While the state has taken some steps to get all kids to grade level, there is no comprehensive plan. Districts decide how reading is taught and many use instruction deemed ineffective.
What’s standing in the way of ensuring all kids, including English learners, read by third grade?
The panel addressed the following questions:
What is the “science of reading”? What’s proven?
What would a comprehensive, statewide approach that includes English learners look like?
Why has there been resistance?
What more have other states done, and what obstacles have they overcome?
Roundtable resources: edsource.org/b...