The Failure of Reading Education: How We've Been Teaching Children to Read Wrong

💡Teaching children to recognize whole words instead of sounding them out is ineffective and leads to suboptimal reading skills.

📚Experts in reading read words at a glance and can even read whole phrases with one eye movement.

🔍The theory behind whole word reading ignores the importance of phonetic learning and the purpose of alphabetic language.

💭Teaching explicit self-esteem instead of confidence leads to narcissism, as narcissists mimic confidence.

📖Teachers colleges often use Marxist books to indoctrinate teachers, who then unknowingly spread these ideologies to children.

Why is teaching whole word reading ineffective?

—Teaching children to recognize whole words instead of sounding them out is ineffective because it ignores the phonetic learning process and the purpose of alphabetic language.

What are the consequences of teaching whole word reading?

—The consequences of teaching whole word reading include children who can memorize words but lack actual reading skills, leading to difficulties in comprehension and language development.

Why is explicit self-esteem training harmful?

—Explicit self-esteem training can lead to narcissism as children learn to mimic confidence instead of developing genuine self-confidence.

Why is it important to be aware of the ideologies taught in teachers colleges?

—Teachers colleges often use Marxist books to indoctrinate teachers, who then unknowingly spread these ideologies to children. It is important to be aware of this to ensure unbiased and balanced education.

What is the alternative to whole word reading?

—The alternative to whole word reading is phonetic learning, where children learn to break down words into individual sounds and piece them together to develop reading skills.

00:00The way we teach children to read in America has been flawed for the past decade. We focus on memorizing whole words instead of phonetic learning.

01:56Experts in reading read words at a glance and can even read whole phrases with one eye movement.

03:00The theory behind whole word reading ignores the importance of phonetic learning and the purpose of alphabetic language.

06:07Teaching explicit self-esteem instead of confidence leads to narcissism, as narcissists mimic confidence.

07:08Teachers colleges often use Marxist books to indoctrinate teachers, who then unknowingly spread these ideologies to children.