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Rich Halverson on how Wisconsin students are taught to read

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 31, 2023

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UW-Madison School of Education professor Rich Halverson explains the ideas behind emphasizing phonics for literacy instruction in Wisconsin schools as reading test scores slide among younger students.

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