Fact-Checking the Science of Reading
is a must-read, new book by two of our most eminent, respected scholars and researchers-- Rob Tierney and P. David Pearson They provide an in depth analysis of the evidence and provide a pathway for moving forward.
literacyresearchcommons.org

This 👇🏼 feels important.

So timely

Children's brain activity looks different whether they are reading narrative or informational text--no surprise that classroom research suggests our instruction for these genres should be different too (e.g., purposes established for reading, text structures taught, ?s asked...)

😟Feeling compelled to remind us all of this 2020 systematic lit review & meta-analysis of research on children’s screen use & language development. Pls see below. (There’s also the issue of adults being on screens, which I’ll tackle in a future post. . .)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Thanks for posting this again!

In this piece, The Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction, we walk through comprehension of a specific third-grade reading test passage about woodchucks. Here were some points we made in the process:
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/EY54CV8G…

Reading from my banned books all week long. (A little late due to flood). Educators: What did you find valuable about teaching RED AT THE BONE? What can students gain from reading it? Comment/DM your role and school/district. I’d love to hear from you. #BannedBooksWeek

Teachers, if you use my I Survived books in your classroom, I have tons a lovingly created, free resources for every single book, on my website. Let me know what else you need!

Jill Wine-Banks (now on Threads as jillwinebanks) More than six million US citizens reside in foreign countries and ALL can vote, including thousands of college students studying overseas.

We vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.

Know any?

Have them request their ballot via votefromabroad.org

After introducing the assessment, have Ss answer these questions with a partner in any language.

Listening to Language Lounge with Marnina Falk about the 90% Target Language guideline and she hit on such an important facet of making it happen: the teacher’s mindset that EVERY student is capable of thriving in a 90%+ TL classroom. Not certain students - EVERY student.

Celebrating 15 years Frankfurt Int School!!

How should students read, write, & think like a scientist, historian, mathematician, or literary scholar? These lists 'can act as starting points through which teachers can begin to think in terms of disciplinary literacy.'

ascd.org/el/articles/di…