Language & Literacy

Musings about language and literacy and learning

A High Quality ELA Block July 14, 2023
Phonics is just 30 minutes a day. C’mon! March 31, 2023
Diglossia, African American English, & Literacy Instruction in the United States February 22, 2023
A Multicomponent Approach January 22, 2023
Why assessing bilingual children in two languages is just a start January 20, 2023
What is the problem with “sight words”? October 12, 2022
How you interpret “the science of reading” depends on how you think of “science”: Part IV September 10, 2022
How you interpret “the science of reading” depends on how you think of “science”: Part III August 31, 2022
How you interpret “the science of reading” depends on how you think of “science”: Part II July 19, 2022
How you interpret “the science of reading” depends on how you think of “science”: Part I July 12, 2022
It Takes More Than a Team June 8, 2022
The Danger of the Story of White Displacement May 16, 2022
Learning and the Brain: Keeping that Goldilocks Balance May 14, 2022
Are Interim Assessments a Waste of Time? April 16, 2022
An Ontogenesis Model of Word Learning in a Second Language March 14, 2022
The Common Core: An Opportunity Squandered March 12, 2022
A Healthy Diet of Openness and Skepticism Towards Education Research February 26, 2022
What does it take to internalize the cipher? February 6, 2022
Advancing Literacy for Black boys February 1, 2022
A Finale: Learning to Read and Write is a Remarkable Human Feat January 28, 2022