I have calculated that almost 50 million 4th graders are illiterate over 20 years as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Are we going to hold educators responsible for this travesty or just move on?

I find it very hopeful that there is such a huge grassroots movement out there trying to solve the literacy crisis, one classroom at a time, parents and teachers inspired to seek their own solutions.

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Also model the behavior you wish to see. Parents have to put down their own devices or they undermine their own message.

I think you have an answer to your own question. I have more hope than you.

And fund the book that captures kids' own special interests. Show how it's much more interesting than they can get on mobile.

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>Where and how can parents find out whether their children are on track to be good readers? How can they get valid and reliable assessment results for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary? Informed parents want to know!

That’s tough in an increasingly online world where there is certainly lots of computer time in the classroom. But many families are holding the line at home, limiting screen time and delaying introduction of phones and Ipads until the child is already an avid reader. The wait until 12 movement is a prime example of this.

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Where and how can parents find out whether their children are on track to be good readers? How can they get valid and reliable assessment results for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary? Informed parents want to know!

Following the money must be done locally. That's where the decisions are made, not at the state level.

My fingers don't work fast enough to keep up with your questions ...

Not at all. We love the questions.

While many reading advocates would urge the state to take a leadership role in championing the SOR, there are others who believe that local control should always come first.

Could it be that the K-12 education is woefully incapable of seriously adopting science-based approaches to reading due to its corrupt political structure and toxic culture of self over service and loyalty over competence?

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Am I asking too many questions?

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How can we advocate for regular assessments of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary using valid and reliable assessments? We need to know whether our children are on track to being able to read in the early grades - certainly before grade 3!

How can we inspire or motivate new gen towards book reading rather than mobile?

I've always thought the bonds we build while snuggling with a kid and going over a book together, whether they are reading it or you are, is as important the literacy learning they got out of it.

How do we insure that curriculum and instructional approaches that align with the science of reading do not get thrown on the ash heap of so many failed educational initiatives due to failed implementation?

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted standards based on SOR last fall. All schools giving credentialing must start teaching using them in the fall of 2024. Will CTC monitor and threaten if they don't? I am sure you have thoughts about that ...

What role should Tony Thurmond and Linda Darling Hammond play in advancing the science of reading in our state?