<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> <span style="font-size:11pt">Colleagues:  Here is a
reference to a new report about “Teacher Prep Review: Strengthening Elementary
Reading Instruction”. Though I have focused my work primarily on adult literacy
education this report calls for  better
reading instruction in the early grades so that there will not be many adults
needing literacy instruction.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The report presents 6 
National findings: </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> • Finding 1: Only 25%
of programs adequately address all five core components of reading instruction </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">• Finding 2: Phonemic awareness receives the least attention
across programs </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">• Finding 3: Nearly one-third of programs do not provide any
practice opportunities connected to the core components of reading </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">• Finding 4: With strong state policies, effective
implementation, and accountability, states can improve the quality of teacher
preparation in reading </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">• Finding 5: Programs provide little preparation in teaching
reading to English learners, struggling readers, and speakers of English
language varieties </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">• Finding 6: Distribution of program grades in 2023 </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It gives Recommendations for actions to improve readin
instruction: </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> • Actions for teacher
preparation programs</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> • Actions for state
leaders </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">• Actions for school districts</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> • Actions for
advocates, teachers, and parents Promising practices </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The citation is:</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ellis, C., Holston, S., Drake, G., Putman, H., Swisher, A.,
& Peske, H. (2023). Teacher Prep Review: Strengthening Elementary Reading
Instruction. Washington, DC: National Council on Teacher Quality.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The report is available online at: </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><a href="https://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Teacher_Prep_Review_Strengthening_Elementary_Reading_Instruction" style="color:blue">https://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Teacher_Prep_Review_Strengthening_Elementary_Reading_Instruction</a></p>

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