Balanced Literacy vs Science of Reading: What's BEHIND this Debate? The Shift to STRUCTURED Literacy

🔹Learn the TRUE Differences between Balanced Literacy and The Science of Reading (SOR), also referred to as "Structured Literacy." What's behind this reading debate? Why the clash? What system delivers better results? Why so many people are shifting to the Science of Reading? What does scientific research have to say about this? What exactly is the Science of Reading, anyway?
These are the questions we respond to in this video.
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In this video, we explore the evolution of reading instruction from whole-word memorization to the birth of the whole-language methodology to the resurgence of phonics.

But, where does balanced literacy fit in this picture? When and why was it born? How long What beliefs and instructional practices does it stand for?
Should you pick this method for teaching or The Science of Reading?

We'll delve into the world of The Science of Reading. This reading instruction approach is changing the reading education landscape.

The frameworks that is based upon are the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope, two critical frameworks backed by research. In this video, we explain all about them and why they are so important.

You will also discover which instructional practices align with the Science of Reading, and which ones might inadvertently hinder a child's reading progress. This way you can check whether you are aligned with the principles behind the Science of Reading or not.

Also, if you are transitioning from the balanced literacy approach into the structured literacy approach, or if you simply want to understand and know even more about this topic, at the end of the video, we suggest some great resources for further research.

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Script written by: Laura Diaz
Music: The Truth, by Anno Domini Beats, from YouTube Audio Library.

[DonaldPotter_ReadingZone]

A superb presentation! I taught handwriting (manuscript and cursive), phonics, and spelling through the entire Whole Language era. I have tutored hundreds of students from Balanced Literacy classes. I am currently helping teachers stuck with a popular Balanced Literacy program to unbalance the program to emphasize the phonics side and get better results.