Dumb and Dumber? Why America’s Literacy Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Phonics vs. Fairy Tales: The Reading Revolution That Fizzled Once upon a time, we taught kids to read with phonics—“c-a-t” became a purr by blending sounds. It worked—studies from 1967 and 1985 show it nailed mechanics and comprehension. Then the 1970s brought the “whole language” dream: kids magically absorbing words like they do chatter. Spoiler: […]
