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The 'New Science of Reading' is Pseudo-Science

Dick Schutz
3RsPlus, Inc.

March 24, 2009

Abstract:
The "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" legislated the "New Science of Reading" as consisting of five elements: Phonemic awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Fluency. The article examines the record and submits that the scientific status of the elements is akin to that of Earth, Air, Water, Fire, and Phlogiston.

Keywords: education policy, NCLB, reading science, reading research, 3RsPlus

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Date posted: March 25, 2009 ; Last revised: July 19, 2009

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Schutz, Dick, The 'New Science of Reading' is Pseudo-Science (March 24, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1367982

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Dick Schutz (Contact Author)

3RsPlus, Inc. ( email )

Long Beach, CA 90807
United States
562 427-5949 (Phone)