Mitchell Brookins
Nationally recognized educational consultant and literacy thought leader focused on critical thinking and knowledge-building in classrooms, with experience as a teacher and school/district leader.
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May 15, 2025 • 34min
Not Just Behind—Stuck: Helping Students Cross the Bridge to Skilled Reading
Mitchell Brookins, a nationally recognized literacy practitioner, discusses a transformative literacy intervention implemented in a New Orleans middle school. He emphasizes the importance of a multicomponent approach, which includes structured vocabulary, syntax, and text processing instruction. Brookins highlights the need for intentional text selection and strong coaching systems for teachers. He also addresses the alarming statistic that many high-achieving students struggle with reading, and offers strategies to build confidence in older novice readers through effective, well-planned interventions.
Feb 4, 2026 • 42min
Special episode: Cultivating critical thinkers in your classroom, starring Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D.
Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D., a national educational consultant and literacy leader who has served as teacher and school leader, discusses cultivating critical thinking in classrooms. He outlines why critical thinking matters for long-term learning. He describes concrete classroom moves: deep text work, paced discussions, organizers, rereading, and modeling to build knowledge and higher-order thought.
