Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars Screening and Panel Discussion

Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars Screening Summary:

Hopeville's Director Harvey Hubbell V sure didn't surf his way through school. Growing up with dyslexia, Harvey faced numerous challenges.

The worst? Learning how to read! And he's nowhere near alone. America's reading levels have steadily been on the decline. However, there's a solution! Implementing evidence-based reading instruction across this country is the answer.

The “Hope” in Hopeville comes from the 5th largest city in the state of Connecticut and a bright spot in The Reading Wars: Waterbury, Connecticut. Waterbury shines in this hopeful documentary, which features three first-grade classrooms over the course of a one school-year, as they navigate learning to read with a controversial new reading system. Alongside teachers finally armed with the knowledge and support so many educators have been missing all along.

We've talked to scientists, educators and parents and we have evidence to show, when using the right teaching methods, we can drastically change the course of the illiteracy crisis in America. Waterbury’s success is just a starting point.

We can't ignore this issue. We must win The Reading Wars and change reading instruction for generations to come.

Hopeville isn't just a movie. It's a movement.

Host or Publisher Ali DeGirolamo