Misunderstanding. The culprit that causes so many issues. Including, in large part, the “reading wars” and the ongoing debate about literacy instruction. Case in point. Very recently I was talking…
Think about the last disagreement you had with someone. Without knowing a single detail about your disagreement, I’m pretty confident that the root cause, the way-down-deep-what- started-it-all cause, was miscommunication….
I regularly listen to the John Maxwell Leadership podcast. In a recent episode, he said something that resonated with my literacy teacher soul. He made a mic-drop statement, “Assumption is…
On my X (Twitter) feed lately, I’m seeing a large amount of posts that advocate for teacher-dominated, whole group, explicit instruction. And it’s true–we do need to teach foundational skills–and…
To say the term “science of reading” is ubiquitous is a gross understatement. In many ways, it’s fantastic that there is such robust discussion about the topic. But as with…