Reading is critical to our success as adults, but millions of children all across this country struggle to learn how to read.
The pandemic didn't help, of course, but the literacy rates lagged before then, especially for children with dyslexia and children of color.
Some states, including Ohio, are rethinking how to teach students and are embracing the science of reading.
It's a problem, maybe even a crisis, and it's the focus of a new documentary.
Guests:
Kareem Weaver, Co-Founder and Executive Director of FULCRUM
Steve Dackin, Head of Department of Education and Workforce
Melissa Weber-Mayrer, Chief of Literacy, Ohio Department of Education
Trevor Thomas, Superintendent, Heath City Schools
Brett Tingley, founder, Parents for Reading Justice