The Right to Read Report - Ontario Human Right's Commission
"Students who don't develop good early reading skills can very quickly begin to experience negative academic consequences, which may only get worse. "
- p. 10 Ontario Human Rights Commission, Right to Read
"Decades of multidisciplinary research has shown that the best way to teach all students to read is through direct, explicit, systematic instruction in foundational word-reading skills. "
- p. 21Ontario Human Rights Commission, Right to Read
Equality vs. Equity
What do you:
See?
Think?
Wonder?
Reflect on the following quote:
"Equality is giving everyone a shoe. Equity is giving everyone a shoe that fits."
-Susan K. Gardner , Dean, College of Education, Oregon State University
Compare the following models of reading:
Scarborough's Reading Rope
The Active View of Reading by Nell Duke
The Interactive Dynamic Literacy Model by Young-Suk Grace Kim