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Infusion of federal cash is a good way to boost literacy in NYC schools

By 05/02/2022 2:57 PMNo CommentsBy YidInfo Staff

Literacy advocates believe the infusion of federal cash is a great way to improve literacy in schools within New York City.

Schools Chancellor David Banks believes making literacy instruction is a priority — specifically for kids with dyslexia.

Banks believes DOE could squander its opportunity without specific and long-term plans for how to make reforms stick.

Meanwhile, the nonprofit group Advocates for Children believes in the importance of phonics-based teaching to introduce kids — especially those with disabilities like dyslexia — to the building blocks of language.

Sources said in city schools, which have traditionally used a patchwork of reading curricula, fewer than 50% of elementary and middle school students scored proficient on the reading section of the 2019 state exams, and only 36% of Black and Latino kids.

The group advised the Education Department to strengthen its partnerships with local education schools “so that the DOE does not need to perpetually re-train its educators.”

For his part, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city would spend $7.4 million to increase screening to identify students who may have dyslexia.

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