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Bill calls for teaching phonics to boost reading levels

By Marisa Wojcik, Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 2, 2023

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A proposed bill would require phonics-based curriculum and techniques in Wisconsin schools to improve reading proficiency after test scores dropped among younger students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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