Alaska currently ranks very poorly when it comes to reading scores, according to a national assessment, but educators have pushed for legislation that will support their efforts to improve student performance.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - More than a thousand educators are attending the Alaska Science of Reading Symposium at the Egan Center in Anchorage this weekend, and hundreds more will join them online to learn about how teachers can improve Alaska’s dismal reading scores.
Alaska currently ranks very poorly when it comes to reading scores, according to a national assessment. Susan McKenzie, division director for the Department of Education and a symposium organizer, says that’s why educators have pushed for legislation that will support their efforts. The Alaska Reads Act designates funds for professional development and encourages teachers to use science to teach even the youngest students to read.
Funds secured by the act are also helping the Anchorage School District to implement a new reading curriculum, according to Dianna Beltran, a Senior Director with ASD. Beltran said the curriculum will be implemented for students in kindergarten through third grade next school year, adding fourth and fifth grade the following year.
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