For more than 40 years, Mona McNee has been fighting the good fight on behalf of intelligent reading instruction. She is the author of "Step By Step"... more

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"Let Them Eat Sight-Words"

Posted 2 months ago by BruceDPrice|3 Comments|235 Views

Marie Antoinette, on hearing that French peasants had no bread to eat, suggested, "Let them eat cake."This quip perfectly captured the haughty indifference... more

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“The Right To Learn To Read”--A New Civil Rights Frontier

Posted 4 months ago by BruceDPrice|2 Comments|402 Views

Typically, we hear about "a right to read." In this political paradigm, there is a free press; and people can read what they want. Implicitly, people... more

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“Balanced Literacy“ -- Unbalanced and Unhinged

Posted 4 months ago by BruceDPrice|2 Comments|394 Views

So here's the deal. The same people who lied to us about reading for 70 years now want us to believe they are finally telling the truth.They said... more

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Most Hostility To Phonics Is Caused By Lies

Posted 5 months ago by BruceDPrice|1 Comment|189 Views

There are parents who sincerely believe, "Phonics didn't work for my child."This is an extraordinary assertion, akin to saying, "Exercise didn't... more

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Common Core Curriculum: the End of Education?

Posted 7 months ago by BruceDPrice|2 Comments|603 Views

A remarkable spectacle has unfolded over the last few years. The Obama Administration has offered multi-million dollar grants to states to tempt... more

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Education: The Great Equalizer?

Posted 10 months ago by BruceDPrice|7 Comments|1,237 Views

More than 150 years ago, Horace Mann fervently hailed education as "the great equalizer in the conditions of men." Horace Mann, generally considered... more

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