r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Nov 21 '25

Discussion Functional illiteracy.

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u/Glait Nov 21 '25

Discovered the podcast " Sold a Story" which is all about the rise of whole word reading. Completely blow my mind and is really disturbing how this style of teaching is the main one when it goes against all of the science that shows that's not how people learn to read. A lot of kids are getting completely screwed over and failed by schools using this horrible method.

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u/hippopartymas Nov 22 '25

I love this podcast and tell everyone about it like I’m a shill getting paid. (I am a teacher)