Abstract
ABSTRACT The annual What’s Hot in Literacy survey identifies current priorities in literacy education, highlighting the evolving landscape of the field. A panel of twenty-five literacy leaders participate in interviews to identify the most emphasized, least emphasized, and most deserving topics of increased attention. The 2024 findings highlight three topics as “extremely hot:” banned books, phonics/phonemic awareness, and the science of reading and structured literacy. There are also six topics found to be “very hot,” including artificial intelligence in literacy, cultural and linguistic diversity and literacy for multilingual learners, dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities, early literacy, high-quality instructional materials, and social justice/equity/anti-racism in literacy. Overall, the literacy field has received unprecedented focus this year, driven by legislative mandates in 38 states, policies on the science of reading, book banning, and discussions on essential early literacy skills for long-term academic and career success. This article examines the highlighted topics and the possibility that some of these are misguided trends. Additionally, it addresses the ongoing division within the literacy field, between advocates of content-focused and child-focused approaches to teaching and learning.
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