Sometimes the perfect quote reappears right at the perfect time, and often it's from Mark Seidenberg “Children who struggle when reading texts aloud do not become good readers if left to read silently; their dysfluency merely becomes inaudible.” -Language at the Speed of Sight

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Readers of Simpson Street Free Press know we have covered Madison reading crisis for years. SSFP reporter Josepha Da Costa explores recent steps by the Madison Schools to address low reading scores. You can read her article here: simpsonstreetfreepress.org/education/mmsd…

Free Press teen editor, Leilani McNeil, dives deep into the science of reading in her latest column. Read it here: simpsonstreetfreepress.org/editorial/addr…

UMD College of Education in conjunction with the School of Public Policy, the MD Department of Education & the NAACP of Maryland are holding a 1-day summit to examine “the literacy gap” & to bring government and community stakeholders together to develop actionable solutions #EdTerps #UMD

Excited to announce a new project that starts in a week! Join us (Mark Seidenberg and Dr. Molly Farry-Thorn) for a series of live conversations related to addressing low literacy outcomes and bridging the gaps between research and practice. Learn more at seidenbergreading.net/zoom

People of color now make up the majority of the Madison Common Council. With that step, we control almost every major power center in this city. White progressives have offered us a seat at the table, but now the table is ours. Will they accept that? buff.ly/3dOhJqe

We are big fans of Margaret Goldberg from the Right to Read Project, and we encourage you to sign up for this #FreeReadingInstructionPD 🧠 📚 Thanks to Wisconsin’s very own Mark Seidenberg & Dr. Molly Farry-Thorn for hosting these reading meetings! 🧠 📚

Reminder to join us (Mark Seidenberg & Dr. Molly Farry-Thorn) this Sunday at 3pm CT for a conversation about spelling development with Dr. Rebecca Treiman (Rebecca Treiman)! Register for the zoom link at seidenbergreading.net/zoom

I (Molly) may be biased because she was my graduate advisor, but I think you have to check out yesterday's great conversation with Dr. Rebecca Treiman about how spelling skills develop and the reciprocal relationship between spelling and reading. youtu.be/2NhJH3K7Cxg

The recording of yesterday's conversation with Dr. Nadine Gaab is now available as a podcast and on YouTube. Thanks again to @GaabLab for taking time on a Sunday to have a fun and informative conversation with us! anchor.fm/readingmeeting… youtu.be/Y2F7tALDwxs

Who’s joining us at the IES Reading Summit??? It’s free but if you can’t make it, register so you can watch the sessions at a later time.

New article out by Julie Washington and Mark Seidenberg in American Educator! Teaching reading to African American children: When home and school language differ aft.org/ae/summer2021/…

Some of you are waiting for promised Reading Meetings about PA. 4 are coming: Phonemes Speech and Reading; Evidence; Learning; Roundtable discussion re: implications for instruction. They will be rolled out over next couple weeks. The Reading League SoR-What I Should Have Learned in College #seidenbergreading

New publication led by Lan Zhang from our lab: Preschool Children’s Knowledge of Letter Patterns in Print tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Thanks to @MiriamFein for taking the time to reflect on our Reading Meetings and share some takeaways! Definitely check out her two blog posts!

New publication with Rebecca Treiman, Prereaders' Knowledge About the Nature of Book Reading, is now available in the Journal of Reading & Writing. We wanted to closely examine what prereaders know about the skill of book reading and the role print plays.