美國閱讀科學運動的影響與挑戰初探

Exploration of the Influence and Challenges of the“Science of Reading”Movement in the United State

本文旨在探討近年發生於美國語文教育界的「閱讀的科學」運動及其影響。2018年的一個談論美國學童閱讀表現及美國教師閱讀教學方法的播客為「閱讀的科學」運動揭開序幕。「閱讀的科學」運動強調教師們應採用具科學實證支持的閱讀教學方法，方能有效提升學童的閱讀能力與閱讀表現。雖然「閱讀的科學」運動讓各州政府、師資培育機構及各地方學區重新檢視現有閱讀教學的策略與方法，並依「閱讀的科學」運動著重的科學性研擬應對作為，但在推動新政策與措施時，仍遇到相當的困難與挑戰。即便如此，「閱讀的科學」運動及其內涵仍值得臺灣的英語閱讀教育借鏡。

This article aims to explore the “Science of Reading” Movement and its impact in the United States. It all started in 2018 when a podcast discussing American students’ reading achievement and American teachers’ instruction and strategies for teaching reading kicked off the “Science of Reading” Movement. The Movement emphasized that teachers should adopt teaching reading approaches supported by scientific research and evidence in order to effectively improve students’ reading ability and reading achievement. Although the Movement has rendered the state governments, teacher education institutions, and local school districts review current approaches and strategies of teaching reading as well as formulating new plans based on the Movement’s emphasis on scientific research, promoting the new plans was not easy with considerable difficulties and challenges. Even so, the “Science of Reading” Movement and its connotations are still worthy of learning and serve as an example for Taiwan’s English reading education.