Literacy materials dropped by many schools face new pressure from struggling readers' parents

"The lawsuit this week takes aim at approaches that do not emphasize phonics, such as the long-established 'three-cueing' strategy, which encourages students to use pictures and context to predict words."

"Families of Massachusetts students who have struggled to read filed the lawsuit against authors and publishers endorsing the three-cueing approach, seeking damages for families allegedly harmed by the material."

"Thousands of schools once used three-cueing as part of the 'balanced literacy' approach... Over 40 states have enacted bills emphasizing materials grounded in evidence and scientific research."

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