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Sep 2024
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Rethinking how we teach kids to read

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Several provinces are rethinking how they teach kids to read, with a “back-to-basics” focus that includes phonics. We hear about long-running disagreements over the best way to teach literacy, and why many Canadian kids are struggling. 

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