Gretchen Whitmer: “Previously, our schools used over 400 different literacy…”

“In late 2024, I signed science of Reading legislation, a statewide strategy that uses proven methods to teach reading. That includes phonics because it works. Previously, our schools used over 400 different literacy teaching methods. Now we're simplifying that to what we know is most effective. Soon we'll also screen every student for dyslexia, identifying kids who need extra help and ensuring that they get it. We gave districts more funds to buy evidence based classroom resources.” (19:54–20:05)

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