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P.L. Thomas, Professor of Education (Furman University, Greenville SC), taught high school English in rural South Carolina before moving to teacher education. He is a former column editor for the English Journal, and a current series editor for Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres. Read more on science-based reading instruction and results in the following segment.
P. L. Thomass » Science of Reading
2d ago
The Balancing Act: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teaching Phonics, Reading and Writing, Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking Publisher’s Description Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking present a ground-breaking account of teaching phonics, reading, and writing. Created from a landmark study, new research, new theory, and cutting-edge teacher professional development, this balanced approach to teaching seeks to ..read more
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1w ago
The Broken Logic of “Sold a Story”: A Personal Response to “The Science of Reading,” Tom Newkirk Click link on title and then choose the “Read the Book” link below the title on the landing page ..read more
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2w ago
International Literacy Educators Coalition ILEC Vision: To promote literacy learning practices that enable all children and youth to realize their full potential as literate, thinking human beings. Download a PDF of the response. ILEC Response: Reading Science: Staying the Course Amidst the Noise (Albert Shanker Institute) Repeating claims in a report on reading reform, Esther ..read more
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2w ago
[Header Photo by Brian McGowan on Unsplash] May 4 has become a special day in pop culture, especially for fans and nerds who love Star Wars. May 4, 2024, proved to be a doubly special day since it fell on Free Comic Book Day. That morning, I had two of my grandchildren—my granddaughter, 9, and ..read more
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1M ago
The following series addressing the “science of reading” movement will appear in English Journal from spring into fall: We Teach English in Times of Perpetual Crisis. These will be open access and added below when published: Thomas, P.L. (2024, March). We teach English in times of perpetual crisis: The long (and tedious) history of reading ..read more
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[Reposted by permission from NEPC] What’s scientific about the “science of reading?” Not much, according to NEPC Fellow Elena Aydarova of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as explained in a recent article published in the peer-refereed Harvard Educational Review. In fact, she warns that legislators are using science-of-reading legislation to distract from more serious approaches to addressing students ..read more
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1M ago
Linked in her article for The Conversation is Sally Riordan’s “Improving teaching quality to compensate for socio-economic disadvantages: A study of research dissemination across secondary schools in England.” This analysis is another powerful cautionary tale about education reform, notably the “science of reading” (SOR) movement sweeping across the US, mostly unchecked. As I do a ..read more
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1M ago
[Note: Follow links to research cited and note the recommended links after the republished article.] Sally Riordan, UCL Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research, UCL 2 April 2024 Evidence is obviously a good thing. We take it for granted that evidence from research can help solve the post-lockdown crises in ..read more
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1M ago
Fact-checking the Science of Reading, Rob Tierney and P David Pearson Rob Tierney and P David Pearson explore the validity of claims associated with the Science of Reading as they have appeared in social media, the popular press, and academic works. The book offers a comprehensive review of these claims—analyzing the evidence, reasoning, assumptions, and ..read more
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2M ago
[Header Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash] Regardless of your level of optimism, there simply is no other conclusion to draw from over forty years of educational crisis and reform: Education reform has almost nothing to do with improving education for students, but education reform has become an industry. And one of the most powerful engines driving the ..read more