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Learning How to Read Is a Fundamental Human Right

Learning How to Read Is a Fundamental Human Right
Instead of being taught how to read using a method that is validated by scientific evidence, students are subjected to various forms of "whole language" instruction that have very limited effectiveness. Certainly, this is a human rights issue that must be addressed.jakkaje879/Shutterstock
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If you don’t learn how to read in school, you won’t learn much of anything else.

Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
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