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Scarborough’s rope

There is Not One Clear Answer

March 12, 2023 by megankruse

There are so many times in education when we seek the “one thing” that will ensure all of our students can read/can learn at high levels.  I reflected on this notion in a recent blogpost titled The Mythical Silver Bullet, at the end of which I concluded, “…which is all to say that the business … [Read more…]

Posted in: Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Uncategorized Tagged: American Reading Company, Amplify Science of Reading Podcast, Bookworms, Core Knowledge Language Arts, Donell Pons, el education, FMCSD, Forbes, Hollis Scarborough, Lindsay Kemeny, Literacy Talks, Minding the Gap, Natalie Wexler, Reading Horizons, Reading Rockets, Scarborough's rope, Stacy Hurst, Susan Lambert, The Knowledge Gap, The Mythical Silver Bullet, the science of reading, Timothy Shanahan, Wit and Wisdom

Tipping the Boat

September 18, 2022 by megankruse

I have been more and more nervous about gross misinterpretations and misuses of the phrase, “The Science of Reading.”  Among the many fears I hold, one is that educators are interpreting the Science of Reading to mean:  teach phonics (only or first). Timothy Shanahan, brilliantly explained how this fear is playing out in terms of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: anchor charts, background knowledge, balanced literacy, EdReports, el education, high leverage practices, Hollis Scarborough, Jennifer LaFrenz, Kortney Algrim, language comprehension, language structures, literacy knowledge, Mary Hellige, Philip B. Gough, phonics, reading proficiency, Scarborough's rope, science of reading, simple view of reading, structured literacy, systematic and explicit phonics instruction, Timothy Shanahan, verbal reasoning, vocabulary, William E. Tunmer

What the Board Heard

March 27, 2022 by megankruse

On Monday night of this past week, I had the opportunity to present to the FMCSD School Board.  This is a five-minute slot on the board agenda given to our coaching staff each month.  In other words, all eight instructional coaches get the chance to present to the board once throughout the year.  Monday night … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Outreach and collaboration with families and community, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: art of teaching, Bob the Bookworm, change, Chris Dailey, data teams, FMCSD, FMCSD School Board, high levels of learning, high-quality curriculum, instructional coaching, Jenny Steffensmeier, Katie Dailey, literacy coach, Louisa Moats, Nancy Young, National Reading Panel, Queen of Books, Scarborough's rope, science of reading, science of teaching, systematic and explicit phonics instruction, Teaching Reading is Rocket Science, The Ladder of Reading & Writing, the simple view of reading

You Don’t Have To Be Bad To Get Better

May 9, 2021 by megankruse

I spend a good deal of time reading about, watching, and listening to resources that address effective literacy instruction.  Almost every one of these resources has a strong connection to the Science of Reading, “…a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based* research about reading and issues related to reading and writing,” as defined by The Reading … [Read more…]

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The Science of Reading… and Love

March 28, 2021 by megankruse

The Science of Reading The Science of Reading is gaining momentum, thanks in large part to folks like APM journalist Emily Hanford.  The funny thing is, it’s not a new concept;  knowledge about the Science of Reading has been around for upwards of five decades.  According to The Science of Reading, A Defining Movement, “The … [Read more…]

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