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LITERACY CHANGES IN HPISD
In March, the HPISD literacy subcommittee made a recommendation to phase out Lucy Calkins Units of Study in grades K-8, engage an outside consultant to guide HPISD’s transition to align instruction with the Science of Reading, and to update the district’s literacy framework.
This is fantastic news for all students, and especially for dyslexic students, as Lucy Calkins herself has said that her approach to teaching reading will not meet the needs of students with dyslexia and does not align with reading research. Students with dyslexia receive the majority of their English Language Arts instruction in the general classroom, not a limited pull-out like Take Flight, so high quality materials in the daily classroom are crucial.
This decision is supported at the highest levels of our state leadership, as seen at a recent State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting. SBOE member Audrey Young said, “Many districts have chosen to go with what's popular, like Lucy Calkins or Fountas and Pinnell, without truly knowing the academic impact . . .” She then asked TEA Commissioner Mike Morath how the Texas Education Agency will ensure school districts adopt high-quality instructional materials to complement the training our teachers are receiving through the Texas Reading Academies to ensure ALL Texas children can read!
Many of the parents helping lead the HP Literacy Coalition are also leaders of Decoding Dyslexia Park Cities, as both groups advocate for quality reading instruction so all kids can read! Learn more and subscribe to updates at HPLiteracyCoalition.org.
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