Catherine Snow: Incorporating Rich
Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of
improving reading
skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the
skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich
language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is
actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.