Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Science of reading will help students As the superintendent of schools for the Palo Alto Unified School District, I have witnessed firsthand the transformation of students who struggled under our previous early literacy methods but flourished after aligning our approach with the science of reading. Of the more than 900 elementary students who were one or more grade levels behind in 2022, 54% have now achieved or surpassed grade level. For two consecutive years, we have led the state in third grade reading growth among...