by Sharon Hillestad (Author) and an introduction written by Holly Haggerty
There is a war going on out there. It’s one most people have never heard of.
The war on reading.
The clash of ideology and methodology has raged on for generations with our children caught in the middle.
To the casual observer, primary and elementery education are parts of life easily taken for granted. For the better part of a century, we’ve sent our children to school, placing them into the hands of well-meaning educators who want the best for them.
Our expectations? They graduate with the tools necessary to thrive in an increasingly competitive job market.
What have the result been?
For generations, those children have emerged from our public educations system adults with poor reading comprehension, inferior vocabulary and overall lacking a grasp of language. More than anything, they’re not ready to compete in the world they will eventually inherit.
How has this happened?
An accomplished educator and reading advocate, Sharon Hillestad explores where things with reading education went wrong. How did the public education system come to fail its students? Where should our emphasis be?
Is it too late? Is there a chance to turn it around?
The Reading War will shock you. It will force you to ask questions. More than anything though, it will inspire you.
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