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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

In 2003, the state began requiring future K-6 teachers to take two early literacy courses in their teacher-preparation training. Mississippi’s results are no miracle but rather the outcome of planning, commitment and hard work. These courses ground all new Mississippi teachers in what it takes to teach young children to read.