How do we learn to read? What does that mean about how we should be taught? Great questions! Not surprisingly, theories and debates about reading and literacy instruction have been with us for a long time.
Luckily, there is a huge body of research on this topic that includes hundreds of scientists and thousands of studies. This comprehensive body of research encompasses years of scientific knowledge, spans many languages, and shares the contributions of experts from education, special education, literacy, psychology, neurology, and more. The research in its entirety has established a scientifically undisputed evidence base for how reading works often called “the science of reading.” The science of reading demystifies how we learn to read and offers evidence, backed by science, confirming there IS a right way to teach reading. In fact, a structured literacy approach is a necessary foundation for reading success.
Scientifically informed literacy instruction is beneficial to all students and especially to those who struggle with reading. Slingerland® offers a comprehensive, multisensory, structured literacy program inclusive of all pillars promoted by the science of reading.
Research confirms the Slingerland® Approach has been effectively teaching reading for over 60 years.