Overhauling literacy instruction is a huge and fraught undertaking. Now, the Adams administration has convened a 'literacy advisory council' to help garner support.
But overhauling literacy instruction is a huge andNow, to garner support, the administration has convened a “literacy advisory council.” The group of nearly 60 literacy experts, educators, nonprofit leaders and parents is meeting monthly. But unlike many government task forces, the council will not issue recommendations for the administration to consider.
“To me this literacy advisory council is critical because it brings together expertise and diverse points of view [to] sustain support for the initiative going forward,” said Kim Sweet, executive director of Advocates for Children New York and a member of the council. “To bring everyone together and get them rowing in the same direction is a massive undertaking.”
to teach those lessons. Retraining teachers and buying new materials will take time and money, which is difficult to do when many schools have faced budget cuts.The city has rolled out new dyslexia screeners at 40 elementary schools across the city, and will add 120 more in the coming months. But advocates have said the screening is only the first step.
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