#028: The Science Behind Learning to Read [and why best practices aren't what you think]
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I'm a geek! It's the truth. I can't read enough about how our brains work and how kids learn best. Our amazing brains fascinate me.
Teaching students to read is one of the most debated and misunderstood areas of education. Did you know that 1/3 of 4th graders in our country can barely read?
One of the most popular systems for teaching reading in education these days is the 3 Cueing system. So, what is this system? This is where we teach students to look at 3 information sources [meaning, structure and visual cues] to understand unknown words and make sense of a text. I have as a Reading Specialist, Resource Teacher and Reading Recovery teacher done my share of teaching this way. But, it’s all based on flawed research!
Listen in to find out how I teach literacy NOW and how much more effective it is.
In this episode, find out:
- What the REAL best practices are from well-replicated cognitive science research.
- How you can create exponential reading growth in your classroom.
- Why phonics instruction is essential.
- How to implement all of this in your classroom [in person or online] simply and easily.
- How I structure my language arts time to fit it all in without stress regardless of how much time I have for Language Arts in any given year.
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