Alabama has invested millions of dollars in the last decade to update early reading instruction.
Students at Rehobeth Elementary School interact with teacher Scotty Matthews during class Monday, October 18, 2021. Alaina Deshazo for AL.comSB168 would prohibit teachers from using “three-cuing.” The model asks students to look at a word and guess its meaning from context, as opposed to sounding out the word and building fluency.
“There are a lot of people that are still teaching basically children to guess words, instead of sounding them out,” said Terri Collins, a supporter of the legislation. “We would like to ban that, and hopefully that would help ban it in our colleges of education that maybe be still teaching that a little bit and then letting it get in the classroom.”Alabama has invested millions of dollars in the last decade to update early reading instruction, with good results. Since 2019, Alabama students“Three cuing is a failed strategy for teaching reading that does not align with the science of reading and the Alabama Literacy Act,” A+ Alabama, an organization supporting educational progress in the state, said Thursday. “If we want to continue our progress in reading, we must remove this harmful practice from our classrooms.”Cuing prompts are still commonly found in curriculum and educational materials.and can correctly read a word or sentence without looking at a picture. Over time, students will recognize the word and identify it without conscious effort. Look for homework that prompts students to “think what kind of word would fit;” that is a cueing technique that should not be used anymore. Students should not guess. If an Alabama student continually struggles to read, they are supposed to be given an intervention plan and, if needed, may be screened for a potential disability.Ruth Serven Smith is a senior managing producer at AL.com who leads community engagement and audience development initiatives. She founded The Alabama Education Lab team in 2021 and led award-winning projects....
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