tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309885952011-04-21T15:49:12.167-07:00Mboutwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051510989162683555noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988595.post-1152650634947910512006-07-11T13:33:00.000-07:002006-07-11T13:43:54.953-07:00It is shocking to discover that institutions of higher ed are not teaching the science of reading instruction. The syllabi of a random sample of 72 institutions were found to be woefully inadequate in their instruction of the 5 essential elements of reading instruction. Only 11 institutions addressed at least one element. Most of the instructional materials were considered to either be irrelevant or not acceptable. How is it that after 20 years of researched findings that we are still using practices that are not scientifically based, especially in our teacher training institutions? It is no wonder that so many children are finding it so difficult to learn to read.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30988595-115265063494791051?l=scientificreading-mboutwell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mboutwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051510989162683555noreply@blogger.com0