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For 100 years, following the original indications of Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf teachers trust the teaching of writing before teaching reading directly. From learning letters, to words, to sounds of phonics, to sentences and paragraphs, children are taught to write, and only then read their own handwriting, and then to reading printed words, printed pages. Recent research has caught up at last to the approach used in Waldorf Schools, worldwide. Take a look!
“As Revised Lucy Caulkins Curriculum Launches, educators Debate If Changes Are Sufficient”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/as-revised-lucy-calkins-curriculum-launches-educators-debate-if-changes-are-sufficient/2022/10
“How Does Writing Fit into the Science of Reading?”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-does-writing-fit-into-the-science-of-reading/2023/01
“4 Ways Reading and Writing Interlock: What the Research Says”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/4-ways-reading-and-writing-interlock-what-the-research-says/2023/01
“‘Encoding’ Explained: What It Is and Why It’s Essential to Literacy”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/encoding-explained-what-it-is-and-why-its-essential-to-literacy/2023/01
“Young Writers Need Structure to Learn the Craft. How Much Is Enough?”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/young-writers-need-structure-to-learn-the-craft-how-much-is-enough/2023/01
“Why Putting the ‘Science of Reading’ Into Practice Is So Challenging”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-putting-the-science-of-reading-into-practice-is-so-challenging/2022/07
“The ‘Science of Reading’ and English-Language Learners: What the Research Says”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-science-of-reading-and-english-language-learners-what-the-research-says/2022/04
