The wait-and-see approach is a losing proposition:

'Students who are not reading proficiently in third grade are 4 times more likely to not graduate high school.'

'Hispanics or Black students who are not reading proficiently in third grade are 6 times more likely drop out or…

Shannon Varley Emily Hanford Mark Seidenberg Locally RR is ONLY used in title 1 schools, seems cruel to target the most marginalize with the most ineffective and harmful intervention.

Dr. Nadine Gaab

New detail on Reading Recovery’s precarious financial picture.

If not for Gay Su Pinnell’s $1M contribution, the organization would be nearly bankrupt.

By Christopher Peak Kate Martin:

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“Do no harm.” This from Dr. Julie Washington today at #theblackliteracymatters conference. We are harming children and we CAN do better in HOW we teach reading. We need more INTENTION to improve what we are doing.

Do you teach upper grades? Check out this website on morphology instruction! Dr. Shelley Blackwell, SLP.D sites.google.com/view/literacyt…

Did you know that #Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder? Most people with learning disabilities have dyslexia.
#learningdisabilities

This is your friendly reminder that your school-based screening processes should help you identify children at risk of word reading difficulties AND children at risk of oral language difficulties (~ 50% overlap). Early ID matters!
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We can't afford to not get it right!

Dyslexia presents differently for everyone. One person’s dyslexia will not look exactly the same as another’s. Just because it’s different doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. #dyslexia

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'Teachers are expected to be both expert lesson deliverers and instruction designers. Significantly, this expectation is something the profession tends to valorize; it didn’t drift into it. There is no evidence that this practice benefits students.' the74million.org/article/40-yea…

'Gifted musicians in an orchestra generally do not write the symphonies they play. We do not think less of a talented actor who merely performs but did not write a Shakespearean tragedy. Teachers, by noteworthy contrast..' 1/2 the74million.org/article/40-yea…

'In sum, spending hours on customizing curriculum or creating units and lessons from scratch is burdensome, results in lessons of low rigor and quality, & is almost certainly a less valuable use of teacher time....'
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