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“The linchpin is the principal and the assistant principal,” said Wiley Blevins, an early reading specialist who has helped train local teachers. “Them understanding what’s happening, being properly trained and having buy-in.”
He added: “If you don’t have that, it’s going to fail.”

Article:
“The Surprising Obstacle to Overhauling How Children Learn to Read,”
by Troy Closson, New York Times
May 25, 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/nyregion/nyc-public-schools-reading.html “New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers may resist uprooting old practices.”

Wiley W. Blevins
Bio:
Wiley Blevins has taught elementary school in both the United States and South America. A graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Education, he has written over 15 books for teachers including Phonics from A to Z, Building Fluency, Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction, and most recently, A Fresh Look at Phonics, (Corwin Literacy 2016). He has authored elementary reading programs, conducted research on topics ranging from fluency to using decodable text, and regularly trains teachers throughout the U.S. and Asia. His current interests include using adaptive technology and working with districts to correct instructional and material deficits.
Wiley lives in New York City and also writes children’s book.
Wiley’s website:
  http://www.wileyblevins.com

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