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Slack.com slash DHQ. In the first, second and third grade, we are learning to read from

the fourth grade on. We're reading to learn. When that child hits third and fourth grade,

and he has not learned to read, he or she is struggling.

Hey, as Dr. Phil, and you found your way back to Phil in the blanks, sadly, the interest

to become a teacher or remain a teacher is really the worst that it's been in our

nation's history. We're going to tackle the teacher shortage, low standards, student

whining, and new requirements in states like Arizona and Florida that pass what critics

call the warm body law, to put unqualified people in classrooms as teachers. Now, other

states are pushing universities to expedite teacher certifications. Now, some districts

are hiring student teachers who are still enrolled in college to be full-time first-year

teachers. Now, speaking with me today is someone I'm a big fan of, Dr. Ingrid Haines

trailer, served two decades in P-12 public education as a teacher and administrator, and

now serves as the director of the National Literacy Institute. She also teaches bachelor's

master's in doctoral level literacy courses and has published books and numerous journal

articles on literacy instruction. Now, she actively researches best practices in literacy

instruction for at-risk students and conducts literacy training and workshops across the

nation to build instructional capacity and teachers who teach almost fragile learners.

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