How to create the ultimate 21st Century American school.

Ok, let’s rewind and get back to basics. How can we create the ultimate learning experience for all students? These are the essential components of a highly engaged classroom.

1. Program for systematic phonics.(K-2 and 3-5)
   • A. Systematic Phonics is evidenced-based to teach all students how to decode.
2. Knowledge-building curriculum.
3. Highly engaging grade-level texts that are aligned to the state standards is evidenced-based.
   • A. Teacher created Text-Sets.
4. Culminating Writing Tasks.
   • A. Writing increases reading: Reading increases Writing. (Evidenced-based)

21st Century American Schools: The Science of Reading.