June 26th 2023.
Rosa Higgs is a Black educator who has dedicated her life to teaching. With over 50 years of experience, she has developed the 'Read in 40' workbook series, which promises to teach Black students to read at or above grade level in just 40 hours. Higgs believes that "everyone that I teach learns to read above grade level in 40 hours or less". Her students are taught to read 90% of the words in the American English Dictionary – and, in her words, "reading is like riding a bike".
Rosa's efforts have been noticed. Danny Glover, an actor and political activist, has praised the workbook series as an "educational triumph in language arts of the first order". Berkeley NAACP's President Mansour-Id Deen has also awarded Higgs the Most Valuable Teacher Award for Excellence in Literacy Instruction. Deen has said that Rosa's program "produces the most outstanding reading materials with the greatest, fastest results".
Higgs has seen many changes in American education during her career, from Reagan's "Whole Language Method" to George W. Bush's "No Child Left Behind". Despite the changes, she has received financial support from Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Inc., Donald White and Elihu Harris, which has enabled her to continue promoting literacy in the Black community.
Rosa Higgs is an inspirational figure who has dedicated her life to teaching, and has made remarkable progress in improving literacy skills in the Black community. Her workbook series 'Read in 40' is a testament to her dedication, and has been recognized by many influential figures.
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