Kindergarteners' reading skills at risk, report says

The province must move faster on changes to the kindergarten curriculum so another crop of young learners doesn’t fall behind in reading, says a new report from the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

- KRISTIN RUSHOWY

The OHRC examined the province’s progress over the two years since first issuing its groundbreaking Right to Read report that criticized the existing literacy model — saying schools were failing to teach kids to read, which violates their human rights. It urged the government to move away from balanced literacy and instead adopt research-backed, structured literacy methods like phonics to help children, especially those with dyslexia or special needs.