Comments on the never-ending phonics debate: (1) Are 60% of children “wired for reading”? (2) Is phonemic awareness training necessary? (3) The case against systematic intensive phonics. FREE download: tinyurl.com/y4ob9c9c Mitten CI

#thelibrarianswillhateme Yup! I love it!

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“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills.” Chinese proverb, cited by Pete Buttigieg, responding to Donald Trump.

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BEGINNING READING: THE (HUGE) ROLE OF STORIES AND THE (LIMITED) ROLE OF PHONICS Stephen Krashen Language Magazine April, 2019 sdkrashen.com/content/articl…

Stephen Clarke, 2019. A Replication of "Is Form-Focused Vocabulary Instruction Worthwhile?" (Mason and Krashen, 2004) Nagoya Junior College Bulletin, 57,155-159 tinyurl.com/yxpnvrq5 Story listening alone more efficient than story listening traditional vocabulary activities.

In the last 40 years, corporations have squeezed everything they can out of workers while giving massive compensation to those on top. The result: half of Americans have virtually no wealth and live paycheck to paycheck. We’re going to create an economy that works for all.

Many of Bernie Sander’s positions are called “socialist.” They seem to me to be uncontroversial positions that the democratic party should support, eg a living wage for competent work, affordable health care and housing, etc.

“The provision of a rich supply of high-interest storybooks is a much more feasible policy for improving English learning than any pious pronouncements about the urgent need to raise teacher quality. ” (Francis Mangubhai and Warwick Elley, 1982)

Yeah, that's my brother! I could not be more proud.

Miss you Mom.

Proud of my Department of State colleagues who have shown the true meaning of public service. In my better than three decades serving both Repub and Dem administrations, have never seen anything like what is going on now. #FSProud AFSA

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Food for thought... nyti.ms/34DcO5x

Now, Harper. How did that get in the tree?

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Happy first week back at school, Scott School! It was wonderful to see so many excited students and @PPSconnect teachers this morning — I was so impressed by the preparations they've made to bring students safely back into the classroom. Let's finish the school year strong!