SUMMARY:
"I'm focused on education because I think it is the root cause of a lot of our challenges- at the community level, at the district and school level, at the family level, and at the individual and personal level; and even at the state level..." - Kareem Weaver
So begins this incredible three-part discussion with educator and literacy advocate, Kareem Weaver. Kareem is co-founder and executive director of FULCRUM: Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate, as well as Oakland, CA's NAACP 2nd Vice President and Chair of its Education Committee. Throughout our discussions, Kareem shares his thoughts on the challenges we face, and gives advice for parents, teachers and all stakeholders on coming together for the sake of our children.
In Part 1, we talk with Kareem about his work with FULCRUM, what he has learned through local and national advocacy efforts, the challenges with fixing the reading crisis, and why we have an equal opportunity systems failure.
Resources:
American Federation of Teachers- Teaching Reading is Rocket Science, Moats, 2020
Extraordinary Districts- S2E4 on Seaford DE
Bluegrass Institute Report - Reading Proficiency Rates Rising in Some Appalachian Schools
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Parents For Reading Justice is a nonprofit grassroots movement dedicated to ensuring every child learns to read by engaging parents and educators in adopting the science of teaching reading. Our mission is to activate, train, and guide parent groups to flip their school districts to evidence-based reading instruction. Our vision is to speed the nationwide shift to evidence-based literacy instruction so that 95% of students read proficiently.
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Host Brett Tingley is the President of OH-KID, a grassroots parent group dedicated to ensuring all children in Ohio learn to read. She is also an advisory board member of the International Dyslexia Association Central Ohio. She is the founder and President of Parents for Reading Justice.
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