Dr. Andy Johnson

Human being, professor of literacy instruction, reading specialist, International Literacy Educators Coalition, RTI, non-profit.

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The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently put out another “technical report”. Calling it a “Technical Report” gives it the illusion of objectivity. But if you critically analyze it, you see this technical report is a pseudo-academic document used to tell a story. It contains an abundance of misinformation, disinformation, and convenient inaccuracies. An analysis shows why the report can’t be taken seriously.
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The Latest NCTQ Technical Report Does Not Meet Basic Academic Standards https://t.co/UlTACBEYeg via @pinterest

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The decision to abandon good reading instruction and move to what the SoR zealots call structured literacy is an emotional response. The decision to use hyperbole and pejorative statements to dismiss that with which you are unfamiliar is an emotional response. The decision to take the argument out of an academic realm to a political realm, and to threaten and bully those who disagree is an emotional response.  The decision to give credence to a radio journalist and ignore real literacy experts is an emotional decision. https://t.co/KSVDG46rkp

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Check out my latest article: Reading Instruction, Whole Language, and a Flux Capacitor: It was Always About the Money https://t.co/3cbxJTFoCE via @LinkedIn

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The Limitations of Brain Imagine Research For Reading https://t.co/vg6UaeSKSf via @pinterest

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I’d rather be a micrite than a hypocrite
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The Story of the International Literacy Educators Coalition (ILEC) by Dr... https://t.co/WCLBPSQ2au via @YouTube

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@giuliaalopez1 A study by Shaywitz et al (2004) illustrates why the results from brain imaging research (like all research) must always be critically evaluated. The analysis here will provide a guide for you as you critically evaluate brain imaging research. https://t.co/fgL17yVCzj

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@LucyCalkins A study by Shaywitz et al (2004) illustrates why the results from brain imaging research (like all research) must always be critically evaluated. The analysis here will provide a guide for you as you critically evaluate brain imaging research. https://t.co/fgL17yVCzj

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@mrccbu A study by Shaywitz et al (2004) illustrates why the results from brain imaging research (like all research) must always be critically evaluated. The analysis here will provide a guide for you as you critically evaluate brain imaging research. https://t.co/FzKmAetirL

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A study by Shaywitz et al (2004) illustrates why the results from brain imaging research (like all research) must always be critically evaluated. The analysis here will provide a guide for you as you critically evaluate brain imaging research. https://t.co/FzKmAetirL

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@karenvaites Some within the field of literacy instruction have selected themselves to be members of an imagined academic aristocracy. They believe they should be able to dictate the type of research methods used to determine effective reading instruction. They imagine that they should be able to select the knowledge that is worthy of being consumed. They consider themselves to be the arbitrators of truth. They make grand pronouncements such as “Teaching reading is a settled science” (Moats, 2020). And they take it upon themselves to determine whose voice gets heard and whose get silenced. They also tend to get paid quite well.
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@Parents4RJ Some within the field of literacy instruction have selected themselves to be members of an imagined academic aristocracy. They believe they should be able to dictate the type of research methods used to determine effective reading instruction. They imagine that they should be able to select the knowledge that is worthy of being consumed. They consider themselves to be the arbitrators of truth. They make grand pronouncements such as “Teaching reading is a settled science” (Moats, 2020). And they take it upon themselves to determine whose voice gets heard and whose get silenced. They also tend to get paid quite well.
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Dr. Johnson is Shameful, Vulgar, and Common https://t.co/asRnvpAmKp via @pinterest

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Dr. Johnson is Shameful, Vulgar, and Common https://t.co/jDISAWE82H via @YouTube

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Warning: The academic aristocracy do not want you to read this. https://t.co/USfoVogXiX

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One of my MAGA friends said my blogs were “batshit crazy rants”. Life is so much easier when you don’t have to think. You merely react to stimuli, much like a mouse in a Skinner Box.

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