Tag: reading
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Reading, Disability & Blackness
After listening to Thomas Reid and his must-listen-to podcast “Reid My Mind Radio” I find myself thinking deeper about blackness and reading, disability and reading, and of course, the intersectionality of blackness and disability.
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Brain Words Book Club: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching
“When we speak of building a dictionary in each child’s brain, we are referring to building a bank of syllables and words within each child – that includes information on pronunciation, meaning, and critically, spelling. These stored patterns and words referred to by scientists as lexical representations, we refer to here as brain words” p 2.
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Effective Reading Instruction
What are the instructional strategies that promote reading success especially for marginalized students?
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Is Assessment also an Inquiry?
Assessing reading ability is a very difficult task. This is because reading is very complex. What exactly are readers doing when they read? How do they understand what they read? At this day in age, I think we are more aware that reading is one of the most important skills that we need. It is […]
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Beyond Aesthetics: The Third Teacher and the Literate Learner
The Third Teacher takes a close look at how the design of learning spaces can impact learning. Beyond mere aesthetics, which are undoubtedly essential, the set up and organization of a learning space impacts the learning that they are able to achieve. This is particularly true for literacy. The ability for students to be able […]
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Instructional and Assessment Design Strategies
When working with our young readers, the way we design our instruction and assessment has a significant impact on the development of proficiency.
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