Sam, there's a huge difference between teaching reading via a sight word strategy and teaching it with a phonics strategy.
But of course we eventually build a vast store of words that are recognized instantly without the need to decode them sound by sound.
The question is which strategy is most effective at building that store of words.
Brain research would seem to suggest that the sight-word strategy activates the same areas of the right brain used by inefficient and struggling readers, rather than developing the pathway in the left brain used by proficient readers.
From my point of view, this is an important distinction because I believe it's the failure of that second, faster, pathway in the left brain to fully develop that could be responsible for making reading difficult for many. And if that's the case, we should be focusing on why that happens and how to address it.
Since 2022, almost 30% of Nova Scotia's teachers say they've been asked to teach/supervise multiple classrooms at the same time, due to the deepening teacher shortage. #nspoli#nsed
@GregoryAscher Vu de Suisse 🇨🇭: Une réponse espiègle du FC Bâle devant La Tribune vide….un symbole de savoir accueillir (supporters de Nice à Bâle) et à son tour être accueillant…si les clubs français étaient moins arrogants face aux petits pays…ils auraient d’autres résultats, non ?
Middle school teachers, are you playing All Ten with your students? It is a great way to play with order of operations and engage in some problem solving. Definitely worth checking out. It has also been added to my daily games list. 😊
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“Hunger Games” w mini @sphero for Food Scarcity
Purple paper is the food source for the prey & disappears as the game is played. Hiding places disappear also. Started w 4 prey and 1 predator, ended with 1 prey and 4 predators. Thanks @kcollazo@dentonisd @dacia92