With the 'literacy gap' widening, educators turn to the science of reading By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Jun 20, 2022 Jun 20, 2022 Updated Feb 26, 2026 0 Janine DeTine works with children using the "science of reading" in her classroom at Akron Elementary in Akron, Friday, June 17, 2022. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Akron teacher Janine DeTine started learning about the "science of reading" in 2019, right before the Covid-19 pandemic started.kAm$96 H2D :?EC:8F65 3J E96 C6D62C49 @? 9@H E@ E6249 49:=5C6? E@ C625] x?DE625 @7 92G:?8 J@F?8 C6256CD =@@< 7@C 4F6D H96? E96J 4@>6 E@ 2? F?72>:=:2C H@C5 2?5 BF6DE:@?:?8 :7 :E >2<6D D6?D6[ :7 :E =@@<D C:89E[ :D E96C6 2 4=F6 :? E96 A:4EFC6[ E9:D 2AAC@249 8:G6D 49:=5C6? E96 E@@=D E@ D@F?5 @FE 2?5 564@56 E96 H@C5]k^AmkAm%96 C6D62C49 @? 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Buffalo Public Schools' plan to curb learning loss goes beyond normal school day State assessment results, even without comparing them to the 2019 tests, were alarming indicators of the status of post-pandemic education.
Buffalo schools adding 'literacy hubs' to help kids learn to read These book-focused hubs are expected to have an emphasis on equity, be implemented in the libraries of one or two city schools at a time, and …
Buffalo schools implementing 'science of reading' training for teachers, mentors Buffalo schools have invested close to $1 million in Orton-Gillingham training programs to not only curb learning loss but serve as a building…
With an assist from the Sabres, Buffalo literacy hub closes in on goal of reading mastery for students Buffalo Sabres players visited Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center to trumpet a new academic initiative: a special area in the library, ca…
