Following an overhaul of educational standards, Georgia’s public school teachers will now reportedly focus more on phonics and other approaches to teaching English that are supported by an extensive body of research known as the “science of reading”.
On Thursday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the Georgia Board of Education approved 164 pages of new standards for English language arts.
The move came “after a months-long process that involved more than 300 teachers and input from more than 14,000 survey respondents,” The AJC’s Ty Tagami adds.
This marks the “first major rewrite since 2015, and is expected to influence questions on the state-standardized Milestones tests by the 2025-26 school year.”
More recently, Tagami explains, state lawmakers have grown frustrated with student performance in English.
“Just 36% of third graders scored proficient or better on the 2022 Milestones tests for English language arts, which measure reading and writing,” Tagami writes.
Many experts consider third grade the year that reading becomes critical for future academic success.
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