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Send us a textThe One About…Nell Duke: What We Truly Know About the Teaching of ReadingWhat does research tell us about cueing; what does research tell us about phonics instruction; what does research instruction tell us about teaching areas other than phonics; what does research tell us about causes of reading difficulty; how do psychometricians set cut scores for NAEP and other assessments; and what about decodable texts? Nell Duke shares her wealth of knowledge with us and gives us the real stories grounded in decades of research.Article:ILA, The Reading TeacherNovember 2, 2023https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2258Nell Duke’s Bio:https://stand.org/people/nell-duke/Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About:Writing Research with Stephen Ciullo and Alyson CollinsArticle #1The findings from this study raise substantial concerns about the preparation to teach writinggeneral and special education teachers receive in their preservice program.“Special and General Education Teachers’ Beliefs About Writing and Writing Instruction”Steve Graham, EdD, Alyson A. Collins, PhD, and Stephen Ciullo, PhDhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00222194221092156Article #2More emphasis needs to be placed on teaching writing and reading together. Such instructionand research on its effectiveness needs to be expanded so that teachers and schools haveaccess to a more nuanced, integrated, and spiraled model or combining writing, reading, andcontent instruction.“Writing Expository Essays from Social Studies Texts: A Self-Regulated Strategy DevelopmentStudy”Collins, Alyson A.; Ciullo, Stephen; Graham, Steve;https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1306487Dr. Stephen CiulloBio:Stephen Ciullo is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Texas State University. Hisresearch focuses on two topics. First, he studies the extent to which classroom writinginstruction provided to students with disabilities aligns with research evidence, and howobserved instruction relates to students’ writing performance. Second, Stephen is interested ininterventions that enhance teachers’ effectiveness in the area of writing and content-areaknowledge.Dr. Alyson CollinsBio:Alyson Collins is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.She is a Dyslexia Therapist/Academic Language Therapist and is a member of the AcademicLanguage Therapy Association.Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Selective Research Findings with Dr. Michael PaffAs we turn back the clocks, it looks like some educators are trying to turn back the hands oftime and poke holes in the Science of Reading.Article“Stories Grounded in Decades of Research What We Truly Know About the Teaching ofReading”Quote“While science of reading advocates claim to be research-based, decades of reading scholarshiphave recognized reading as complex, multidimensional, and mediated by social and culturalpractices.”ILA, The Reading TeacherNovember 2, 2023httpsila.onlinelibrary.wiley.comdoi10.1002trtr.2258Dr. Michael PaffBioDr. Michael Paff is a school psychologist at a high school in upstate NY, a licensed psychologistin private practice at Psychological and Educational Solutions of the Hudson Valley(httpwww.psychedhv.com), and an adjunct professor in the school psychology program atMarist College. He has almost 20 years of experience working with students from pre-k thru college.Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…Dr. Pamela Snow’s Call to Action: School Leaders Article“School Leaders and Reading Instruction: Time to demand LESS than more autonomy”http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2023/10/school-leaders-and-science-of-reading.html?m=1Biohttps://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/pcsnowBlog:The Snow Reporthttp://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/Twitter (X)@PamelaSnow2Highlight:“In all cases, the evidence will evolve over time, but you are expected to apply the highest standards as they apply today – not to do you own thing until every possible research question has been resolved.” Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…An Attorney’s View on the Reading Recovery LawsuitDo they have a case?What does this mean for Fountas and Pinnell?Will Ohio State University go in the same direction as Columbia University?John McGrath is a New York attorney representing parents and their children in meetings ofschool district Committees on Special Education and section 504. He also represents them inspecial education and section 504 due process hearings and appeals. He was a member of theMineola School Board from 1997 to 2012.Email address: johnmcgrath@educationlawyer.comDonate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…The Reading Recovery Lawsuit with Steve DykstraThe Reading Recovery Council of North America filed a lawsuit against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Dr. Steve Dykstra joins us to discuss this breaking news!We also asked Steve to respond to Bruce Howlett’s revised blog that originally appeared on the Learning by Design website. Howlett and Jan Wasowicz have joined  forces to ignite a “Reading Shift” that pulls the best practices from both Balanced Literacy and Structured Literacy. Dr. Steve Dykstra has worked as a psychologist for  over thirty years in the public sector. He is a founding member of the Wisconsin Reading Coalition and Vice President of the Coalition for Reading Excellence.Reading Recovery Press Release https://readingrecovery.org/press-release/“The Reading Shift – Elevating Literacy Goals, Methods, and Discourse, in Unison”By Bruce Howlett and Jan Wasowicz, Ph.D.Memorable Quote:“We have a choice – continue to debate traditional methods that haven’t produced widespreadand enduring literacy gains or excitedly embrace newer and deeper methods that provide apath to near universal literacy gains across the English-speaking world.”Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…Reading and Writing Go Together with Leah MermelsteinBio:Leah Mermelstein Consulting (LMC) collaborates with school districts, educational professionalsand learning organizations to enhance K-6 literacy instruction and promote literacydevelopment. Leah Mermelstein is a literacy thought leader, published author, and passionatewriting, reading, and language development authority.Her latest book is We Do Writing.Website:https://www.leahmermelstein.com/Article:“How Should We Combine Reading and Writing?” by Timothy ShanahanImportant quote:“Given the extensive overlaps, it should be evident that combined instruction would be a lotmore efficient. When a school is trying to accomplish higher achievement that kind of efficiencyand teaching power is indispensable.”https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-should-we-combine-reading-and-writingDonate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…Multicomponent Literacy Instruction with Bruce HowlettArticle:Our Choice: Rapidly Translate, Evaluate and Adopt Innovative Literacy Methods or Prolong the Reading WarsBruce Howlett with Caitlin S. Howlett, Ph.D.September 6, 2023(Opinions presented are those of the guest authors and not necessarily those of SPELL-Links |Learning By Design. They are presented to generate new insights, critical thinking, and solutions for educators and learners.)Excerpt:“As we will see, scholars have questioned the major points of contention — explicit teaching versus implicit learning, and word recognition versus meaning – and found them to be false dichotomies; what the two camps see as opposing concepts are so interdependent as to be inseparable. From this fresh perspective these thought leaders have crafted a new path forward for developmental literacy instruction.This refreshing perspective has been hiding in plain sight, with its transformative concepts and methods wholly absorbed into the preexisting beliefs and values of both camps. So too, has a solution to the other pressing literacy improvement issue, the lack of a process to rapidly translate and evaluate innovative research into activities that any teacher could successfully use with any student.We have a choice – continue to debate illusionary conflicts, keep talking past each other and attempting to convert the opposition to our side, while pushing for more time-consuming training — or we can move forward, embracing concepts and methods that clearly supersede – but do not negate – our present beliefs, values and practices.” – Bruce and Caitlin Howlett, co-authors of Sparking the Reading ShiftLink to the Articlehttps://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/Bio:Bruce Howlett applies his long experience in biological research at Cornell Universitywhen developing innovative instruction for his special education students. For over 30years, Bruce has worked with literacy researchers, speech therapists, and readingteachers to create innovative instruction for long-struggling readers.Sparking the Reading Shift is his fifth project.Bruce believes in the power of innovative methods as his own difficulties with readingfluency, spelling and listening dissipated when, at the age of 40, he began working with a speech therapist on phonemic awarenDonate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…Margie Gillis on Storytelling and Oral LanguageOne way to enrich children's language experience is through the use of storytelling. Many studies have shown that children build vocabulary, use more complex sentences, and improve comprehension when frequently exposed to storiesMargie Gillis, Ed.D. founded Literacy How to bring knowledge-to-practice research to the classroom. Since it was founded, Literacy How has advanced teaching and learning by helping thousands of educators in hundreds of schools and districts to understand the science of reading and use evidence-based practices to succeed.Webinar on Storytelling:https://youtu.be/qltmbGGgMwc?si=QfwGUC5zBJUQMeytOral Language information from the Literacy How Websitehttps://literacyhow.org/oral-language/https://literacyhow.org/webinar/storytelling-pass-it-on/Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com

Send us a textThe One About…Sam Bommarito (Dr. Sam) Presents a Centrist’s View in the Reading WarsArticle: “NC sees big increase in reading skills among K-3 students. Is the state back on track?”Keung HuiThe News & Observerhttps://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article277956948.htmlDr. Sam believes that reading improvements are based on faulty, “phonics-heavy” assessments and the Science of Reading is not a “settled science.”Dr. Sam Bommarito (@doctorsam7)Dr. Bommarito is retired from full-time teaching after a 51-year career in education. That career included teaching at almost every grade from K through graduate school. He taught reading courses to teachers at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He’s made numerous presentations at ILA (formally IRA) conferences, including national conferences. In spring 2022,he was a featured speaker at the LitCon conference. Most of his career was spent working in Title 1 buildings as a reading specialist and/or staff developer. Those buildings were often highly successful, as demonstrated by national awards from the Secretary of Education In addition, He tweets daily about his various literacy endeavors (@DoctorSam7). He writes a weekly blogabout literacy.Blog: https://doctorsam7.blog/Twitter: (@DoctorSam7)Donate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ 🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That Works Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 Email-FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com