Classroom teaching is one of the hardest tasks ever devised (waaay harder than brain surgery).
Yet many people think it's easy.
This is the 'paradox of teacher expertise'.
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So this is my current problem:
I recently started “Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone” on @Audible.
I want to listen to it every second of every day.
BUT I also want it to last until #Outlander Book Ten is released.
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Why are people so reluctant to move away from leveled readers?
Are the stories really that great?
Are they really so much better than the stories in decodable readers?
#SOR#balancedliteracy
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I remember, when I first started podcasting about education, I once arrogantly referred to myself as an expert. That was 5 years ago. And I definitely wouldn’t call myself an expert today. The more I learn about research, the less confident I am in what I know.
So this is a problem I’m having:
On one hand I’m dying to finish reading the existing #Outlander series.
On the other I want to s t r e t c h out the remaining books until just before book 10 is released.
PSA: just b/c someone advocates for #SoR doesn’t mean “only teach phonics”. Nor does it mean we teach the 5 pillars in isolation. It means we use cognitive science to direct HOW we teach decoding while also building the other pillars—simultaneously. This is not a hard concept.
“There is no established curriculum for the science of reading– it refers to a large body of research that must be woven into the craft of teaching.” Good article. Thanks @smervosh https://t.co/jQf0Qyu9yU
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@BenisonMrs I’m a Kindergarten teacher- I don’t understand how a child gets to April only knowing 8 letters/5 sounds and no action has been taken. In October if a student is at that level=my watch list. November =tier 2/tutoring. January =Tier 3.
Bravo to that mother. Shame on that school.