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title: Can schools solve America’s reading crisis?
description: Why balanced literacy is flawed
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# [Can schools solve America’s reading crisis?](https://www.prp.group/client-family-news-and-announcements/can-schools-solve-americas-reading-crisis)

 Written by [PRP Group](https://www.prp.group/client-family-news-and-announcements/author/prp-group) | Jun 26, 2023 7:00:00 AM

America has a reading crisis. Only one-third of American students are reading proficiently by fourth grade, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. And, while school closures as a result of the pandemic seem to largely be a thing of the past now, they’ve greatly exacerbated the problem that American school systems have been in for decades. Certainly, there are many factors at work, but a major cause of this crisis is the widespread use of teaching and assessment methods that aren’t particularly effective and are even, sometimes, harmful.

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