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Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read (futurism.com)
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[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

My kid is still in middle school, but in elementary, they had a focus on "Sight Words" not phonics. I remember vividly, learning phonics as a kid in school. I had to teach my own child phonics, because the school seemed to think sight words would be enough, they're not