Ladder of Reading & Writing 11.21.pdf

Infographic illustrating ratio of individuals who require an explicit, sequential, systematic, phonics-based approach to learning to read, compared to the small proportion of individuals who learn to read effortlessly.

The Ladder conveys the point, frequently unknown, that a Structured Literacy approach to beginning reading is helpful for most students.

Ladder of Reading and Writing Infographic used with permission of Nancy Young

Site Contents

1. "The Reading Wars & Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, &
Taxpayers Should Know" by Cook, Rodes & Lipsitz (8/17)

2. "The Truth about Reading Recovery" (9/17) by the Reading Recovery Council
of North America (authors not cited)

3. Response to "The Truth about Reading Recovery" (updated 2020)

4. "Brief History of Reading Recovery Council of North America's Threat of 'Legal Action'" (3/2022)

Reading Recovery RRCNA Article 8.2017.pdf
The-Truth-About-Reading-Recovery.pdf
Cook et al Final Response to Truth about RR 10.18.20.pdf
History of RRCNA Legal Action Threat - March 2022.pdf