The Education Exchange: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Because Only a Quarter of Teacher-Prep Programs Are Teaching Reading Instruction Well

New review of almost 700 elementary-ed teacher preparation programs finds many courses don’t align with “science of reading”

Photo of Heather PeskeThe president of the National Council on Teacher Quality, Heather Peske, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss NCTQ’s latest report, which focuses on how to bring effective literacy instruction to scale.

Teacher Prep Review: Strengthening Elementary Reading Instruction,” is available now.

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