@ParkerPhonics@ReadingShanahan And, really, the decodable phase doesn’t even have to last very long for typically-developing kids. They can move through the system very quickly. For dyslexic kids, decodable texts are important fir a longer period of time. (IMHO)
@Rhonda_L_Nelson@ParkerPhonics@ReadingShanahan That’s what I’m thinking.Shanahan doesn’t promote one idea over another (in various areas). He just states whether there’s research that supports. He’s very fair.
@smithtexasteach@ParkerPhonics@ReadingShanahan Well said. They’re a steppingstone and decodables force kids to actually read and not guess. (The guessing is a gigantic problem with my strugglers/dyslexic students.)
@ParkerPhonics I am on the hunt for free/low-cost decodable books. Parents truly don’t know which way to turn. Their little struggling readers want so badly to read, but they’ve been taught to guess via predictable garbage books. I’d love to point them in the right direction.
@Hazel_River12 @VABVOX 2010 was messed up because Crist ran as an independent. Then of course, as an incumbent in 2016, he had a big advantage. Val is going to take him down next year; she’s an incredibly strong candidate.