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The Great Phonics Exodus was Followed by Mass Illiteracy (What I learned from Sam, #6)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Meg (homeschooling mom of 9)

While reading another of Sam Blumenfeld’s books (The New Illiterates: And how to keep your child from becoming one, 1973 and 1988), I came across an intriguing quote. When responding to the high percentage of “functional illiterates” among inmates, Chief … Continue reading →

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