{"id":440643,"date":"2022-05-02T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-students-struggle-to-get-the-reading-help-they-need\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:00:48","slug":"nyc-students-struggle-to-get-the-reading-help-they-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-students-struggle-to-get-the-reading-help-they-need\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC students struggle to get the reading help they need"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29339304f69\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29339304f69\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-students-struggle-to-get-the-reading-help-they-need\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_students_struggle_to_get_the_reading_help_they_need%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC students struggle to get the reading help they need&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_students_struggle_to_get_the_reading_help_they_need%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC students struggle to get the reading help they need&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Families and their advocates across New York City are sounding the alarm that schools have fallen short of preparing all students to learn how to read.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, 70 organizations had signed onto a \u201cCall to Collective Action,\u201d pledging to fight for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>-backed reading instruction with proper support in all city schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery parent sends their child to school assuming they will be taught to read,\u201d said Kim Sweet, the executive director of Advocates for Children. \u201cYet when students struggle, parents often have to find help on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a city, we need to stop accepting that unacceptable outcome and provide the literacy instruction and support needed to make all children proficient readers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the letter, a new report from Advocates for Children on Monday pushed for coordinated efforts across the nation\u2019s largest school system to use evidence-based literacy curriculum, and support the teachers implementing those lesson plans.<\/p>\n<p>Less than half of all 3rd through 8th graders in New York City were proficient in reading in 2019, according to state test data cited in the report. National studies suggest the pandemic and school closures likely made matters worse for students already trailing literacy benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Among the families seeking reprieve is Rosana Arteta, who has seven kids including two with dyslexia and ADHD. Arteta told The Post she first ran up against barriers to getting them reading help when her son Matias, now 20 years old, was in the fourth grade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just kept saying, hey, something\u2019s not right \u2014 my son\u2019s not reading right,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Black student\" class=\"wp-image-22105410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Students suffered academically during the pandemic. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arteta, a mental health counselor, said Matias never got the support he needed to read at the same level as other kids in his grade. Matias graduated in 2020 from an alternative public high school focused on internship experience \u2014 reading at the level of a fourth grader, Arteta said. He didn\u2019t go on to college. <\/p>\n<p>Typically, schools stop prioritizing reading after the early elementary grades, even though many students don\u2019t master the subject before third grade, according to the report. Advocates for Children also found a lack of consistency in reading instruction and teacher trainings across neighborhoods, schools and classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany city schools continue to use old curricula that contain ideas and teaching methods that contradict the science,\u201d read the report. \u201cSome employ a hodgepodge of different programs and materials, throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks and creating enormous incoherence in the process.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Students in class\" class=\"wp-image-22105411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many parents want their children to receive the support and willing to seek those resources.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But when her younger child Constanza was also diagnosed with a learning disability, Arteta wanted to make sure the current sixth grader would graduate with not only a high school diploma, but also the ability to read. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey keep passing her because she\u2019s meeting the goals of an adapted program,\u201d Arteta said of Constanza\u2019s school, the Urban Institute of Mathematics in the Bronx. \u201cBut in reality, she has the capacity to be at grade-level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Public statements made by the current administration suggest they could be receptive to that goal. Mayor Eric Adams, who was diagnosed with dyslexia after graduating from the city\u2019s public school system, recently allocated an additional $7.4 million to dyslexia screening and literacy programs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-1393872826.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-22105414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-1393872826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-1393872826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-1393872826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York City Mayor Eric Adams is an advocate for improving the education system.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/Michael M. Santiago<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know from my own life the challenges that a learning disability creates for a child and how they can be overcome with early diagnosis and the right support,\u201d\u00a0said Adams in a 50-minute address at Kings Theatre last week. <\/p>\n<p>Schools Chancellor David Banks has also plainly stated that the city needs to rethink its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to literacy to stress phonics at an early age. So far, the Department of Education has employed 400 reading coaches to support elementary school teachers, and Banks recently formed a citywide task force to advise the city\u2019s literacy initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates hope to push the city further to look into all schools\u2019 lesson plans and figure out which sites need to replace their current programs \u2014 plus provide the funds and teacher-support needed to do so. Other recommendations included a citywide literacy \u201csafety net\u201d with a corps of tutors to help kids who may have fallen behind, using $250 million in COVID-19 relief funding designated for academic recovery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Young girl reading\" class=\"wp-image-22105408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-reading-help-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many city schools continue to use old curricula that contain ideas that contradict the science.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A few months into the pandemic, the DOE referred the Artetas to an approved non-public school with more support available \u2014 but Constanza, who uses a wheelchair, is still waiting for a placement that can meet her learning and physical needs.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Constanza continues to attend a school that the DOE has already determined can\u2019t provide an appropriate education given her disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>After meetings with Constanza\u2019s teacher about her special education plan, Arteta told The Post she\u2019s had \u201cto take time to cry it out.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly overwhelming,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Nicole Brownstein, the director of communications and external affairs at the DOE, said: \u201cWe are excited to continue our partnership with Advocates for Children and promote a proven, culturally responsive approach to teaching children to read and supporting students at risk of dyslexia, and we look forward to sharing more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on this soon.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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