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🔦 Now available: the *first national look* at how 9-year-olds' math and reading achievement compares to pre-pandemic performance. Here is what you need to know ⬇️
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#NAEP #Education #EdChat #ELAChat #MathChat #EdEquity #EdData @usedgov @IESResearch @EdNCES @GovBoard
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#NAEP #Education #EdChat #ELAChat #MathChat #EdEquity #EdData @usedgov @IESResearch @EdNCES @GovBoard
The initial results from 2022 show the first-ever declines in math & the largest drop in reading achievement since the 1980s. "These are some of the largest declines in 50 years," says Acting NCES Assoc. Commissioner Daniel McGrath. nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt…
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The results underscore the widespread educational disruptions that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, lower-performing students were already experiencing declines. Since 2020, students at all levels are moving backward. nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt…
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Welcome to #ImplementationThursdays!!! I'd like to dedicate this week's thread to parents/caregivers and their important role in any implementation effort. #ImpSci #DevLangDis #Dyslexia #ELAchat #SLPeeps
Lately, I've been reading a lot about parents/caregivers' perspectives of their children's communication disorders and their experiences around them.
For example, De Lopez, @Renagalway, et al. asked parents how they made sense of their children's speech and language disorders and how they described them across 10 countries
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Welcome to #ImplementationThursdays!!! This week, instead of reviewing an article, I decided to introduce implementation science and compile useful resources for anyone who might be interested. Here we go! #ELAchat #ImpSci #DevLangDis #Dyslexia
Let's start with the problem. The problem is that high-quality, evidence-based programs do not always end up in routine practice like schools. For example, a review showed that it takes on average 17 years for only 14% of research to be integrated into practice.
17 YEARS AND ONLY 14%! This means that programs that we know work are not used in routine practice and do not benefit those who need them. This means that our children with #DevLangDis and #Dyslexia for example do not receive high-quality services.
In light of recent discussions on the Simple View of Reading, oral lang, listening comp, and reading comp, this thread highlights recent research in these areas. Did you know @usedgov spent 100+ million to fund research on comprehension in children? ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/… 1/20
Reading for Understanding teams focused on improving reading comprehension in many grades. All instruction included a mix of oral language stimulation and more traditional reading strategy work, linked to text. ies.ed.gov/pdf/RFU_Nov201… 2/20
RCT shows that teaching language skills impacts reading comp. Texts were uses in instruction. “…this study provides causally interpretable support for the language bases of reading comprehension.”
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I'm sorry to hurt your feelings but teaching spelling is not "unnecessary", "useless", or "outdated". Let me tell you why! #spellingmatters #EBP #ELAchat
1/ Think about the role that spelling plays in our daily life. Notes, homework, grocery lists, texting, tweeting, medical forms, job applications etc. Spelling instruction must be part of the curriculum so that no student feels incompetent and embarrassed.
2/ And by 'spelling instruction', I don't mean endless lists of words to memorize. This is a disservice to the richness and beauty of the English language and every language. I mean instruction that is explicit and systematic.
Thread: There was a session today at #NCTE19, the annual conference of @ncte, called "Misreading the Science of Reading." I want to share some thoughts, and some reading material, to add to the conversation. #elachat #ilachat 1/x
I've been an education reporter for a decade+. A few yrs ago, I knew nothing abt the "science of reading." But in the past 3 yrs, I've read thousands of pages of books, articles, research papers. 2/x #NCTE19
I've interviewed hundreds of researchers, teachers, school leaders, tutors, parents, students and struggling readers. I've visited 9 states. And I've been shocked to learn that: 3/x #NCTE19
Response from *Lucy Calkins* to the #scienceofreading
"I’ve been asked to write a response to the phonics-centric people who are calling themselves “the science of reading.” I want to point out that no one interest group gets to own science. #ELAChat
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"I’ve been asked to write a response to the phonics-centric people who are calling themselves “the science of reading.” I want to point out that no one interest group gets to own science. #ELAChat
drive.google.com/file/d/16Ewx2f…
2/ Lucy Calkins goes on to discuss how important teaching systematic phonics is, that is is settled science, and how using predictable texts in K are like using training wheels to ride a bike. There are many points in which she aligns with science.
3/ Calkins then addresses that using predictable texts w/students with dyslexia would be *harmful* to them--that they need decodable texts to learn to read.
