In nearly all cases phonics instruction worked the best. On occasion there was a student for whom the “see David run” sort of book worked better and they could figure out the words.

Pip reviews Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton (Coffee House Press), American Precariat: Parable of Exclusion by Zeke Caligiuri (Coffee House Press) and Sound Museum by Poupeh Massaghi ...