What it Really Means to “Teach” the Science of Reading
Science of reading. It seems to be the only term we’re hearing lately in the literacy world. It’s being thrown around everywhere. One way we hear it a lot is…
Science of reading. It seems to be the only term we’re hearing lately in the literacy world. It’s being thrown around everywhere. One way we hear it a lot is…
I promise, this post is about literacy instruction. But to get there, I have to begin with a pretty embarrassing story about my kitchen pantry. If anyone were to see…
Social media is FILLED with polarization regarding effective literacy instruction. It’s filled with shame and blame. It makes you feel terrible–and confused. And a lot of it is grounded in…
There are some terms in the field of education that seem synonymous, but aren’t. Two such terms: teacher vs educator. According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, a “teacher” is one whose…
We know that what readers bring to a text matters a lot. Louise Rosenblatt, way back in the 1930’s, told us about “reader response theory,” which basically means that the…