Dr. Michael Paff (he/him) Thanks for this excellent explanation of the failure of Reading Recovery to provide adequate research proof that it might work.
Reading Recovery is not effective!
Former Reading Recovery teacher.

You're right, Paul. You didn't say Dr. Duke was opposed to the SoR. You said she 'challenged it.' Still wrong.

She called you on it and had to retract it and apologize.

If you didn't mischaracterize Dr. Duke's work, why the retraction and apology?

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In which Paul Thomas once again libels Nell K. Duke...

Not to be a brat or anything, but Harrison Butker kicks a football for a living. That’s his contribution to society.

His mom, on the other hand, is an accomplished physicist who’s spent her career in radiation oncology.

Maybe they should have invited her to give the

I don’t understand why some teachers and trainers feel entitled to dismiss brain imaging findings so lightly. For cognitive neuroscientists like me, neuroscience and psychology have the same goal and work hand in hand to shed light on how we learn.

Thank you Andrew Shanock, PhD for speaking in support of Senator Andrew Gounardes Jo Anne Simon 文雅麗 🟧 bill improving intruder drills in school. We need to promote psychological safety of students and staff in addition to physical safety National Association of School Psychologists

🚨🚨🚨Response from Dr. Stanislas Dehane on recent attempts to undermine the #scienceofreading in the name of #neuroscience .

Many thanks to The Reading League for sharing this!

Tell me you know less than nothing about schedules of reinforcement, behavior, behavior analysis, psychology without, well, y'know...

Pro tip.

If you think the point you're making is supported by evidence, and then you say 'this is just common sense,' you are not, in fact, making a point that is supported by evidence.

Seriously, this guy...

Not all children and teens get the mental help support they need. We don’t have enough providers in our communities to make a dent in this mental health crisis we are facing.

New York State can do better for its children.

Normal anxiety goes away quickly. It becomes a concern when feelings are intense, go on for weeks and get in the way of a teen’s ability to learn, engage in home/school/work & enjoy daily life. Many teens needing help don’t get it Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” Assemblymember Patricia Fahy #VoicesofYouth

In 1981 Stephen, a 14 yr old Trans boy in Pittsburg found a psychiatrist who would listen & asked for a 'sex change'. The psychiatrist spent 5 months analysing Stephen, & decided rather than provide hormone treatment he would prescribe anti depressents.. CW next tweet suicide 1/

Black youths are at higher risk for depress, anx, & other MH struggles than non-Black peers. Getting MH care seems like place to start but they are likely to encounter systemic barriers Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” Assemblymember Patricia Fahy NYS Senator Samra Brouk #VoicesofYouth #ChildrensMentalHealthAwareness

69% of LGBTQ+ youth report feeling persistently sad & hopeless. 60% who wanted MH care were not able to get it. The Trevor Project and PRIDECenter support licensing school psychs Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” Assemblymember Patricia Fahy Toby Ann Stavisky #VoicesofYouth #ChildrensMentalHealthAwareness