“If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.” - Maya Angelou #letfreedomread#scienceofreading#bookbasedcurriculum#youngreaders#booktok#kidlit
🤔 Research suggests engaged readers = stronger readers So, how do we increase engagement? NONFICTION! Try these 3 #LitLinks#NonFictionpatriciamnewman.com?p=12085#ALA2024#scienceofreading@steamteambooks.bsky.social
I presented a session on children's nonfiction at the American Library Association's annual conference in San Diego, California.
I've long said that the #scienceofreading is about liberation. It's about prioritizing the needs of kids over those of wealthy, privileged, mostly white, literacy gurus. It is regressive to argue that we should maintain the status quo, in which kids get poor reading instruction that places them
Next time someone tries to tell you that the #scienceofreading is a right wing political movement, please kindly remind them that Gay Su Pinnell gave $20,000 to Mike DeWine's gubernatorial campaign in '18. 20K to the TRUMP-ENDORSED, anti-choice, anti-trans, anti-gay marriage candidate for governor.
I keep getting referred to this article in defense of teaching kids to use context to decode words. It's not a good idea. But I decided to examine the quality of evidence used to support the claim. tl;dr - it's not very good. #scienceofreading#schoolpsychologybsky.app/profile/drmp...
This is a great episode! Evidence-based writing practices are just as important as evidence-based reading, & Dr. Graham is a great resource for that. He touches on some recent findings and summarizes some of the tried and true. It’s worth the 36mins of listening time. #EduSky#SoR#ScienceofReading
In this week's episode, Kate chats with Dr. Steve Graham about all things writing. Dr. Graham highlights the importance of handwriting and spelling, and unpacks evidence-based strategy instruction to ...