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Are Screens “Digital Heroin?”

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Attention, Behavior, Comprehension, Organizing and Processing, Retention / by Daniel Willingham
November 21, 2016

By Dan Willingham

A piece appeared in the New York Post on August 27 with the headline “It’s digital heroin: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies.”

Even allowing for the fact that authors don’t write headlines, this article is hyperbolic and poorly argued. I said as much on Twitter and my Facebook page, and several people […]

How Much Teacher Guidance Versus How Much Independent Work?

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Learning, Reading, Teaching / by Timothy Shanahan
November 4, 2016

By Tim Shanahan     2016

Teacher’s letter:
I’ve been reading your blog articles very carefully, and in one entry you recommended having the kids read a lot during the literary block time (and all other subjects), suggesting possibly 50% of the time should be spent reading. My question is how much of that reading time should be teacher-led […]

For the Love of Reading: Engaging Students in a Lifelong Pursuit

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Parents, Reading, Teaching / by Daniel Willingham
September 14, 2016

By Daniel T. Willingham 2015

How should American teens spend their leisure time? I recently asked* American adults this question, after explaining that the typical teen enjoys approximately five hours of leisure time each weekday.1 The activity with the highest response, irrespective of race, education, and other demographic factors, was reading. Adults thought teens ought to […]

A Fine Mess: Confusing Close Reading and Text Complexity

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Reading / by Timothy Shanahan
September 2, 2016

By Tim Shanahan     2016

We just started close reading in our district last year. Our second graders were given text that was a grade level above their reading level. We were told to let them figure it out. They could not even read the first sentence it was too hard for their reading level. The reading […]

Are Oral Reading Norms Accurate with Complex Text?

this entry has 1 Comment/ in Articles, Assessment, Literacy, Reading / by Timothy Shanahan and Jan Hasbrouck
February 2, 2016

By Tim Shanahan with Jan Hasbrouck

Teacher Question:

A question has come up that I don’t know how to address and I would love your input.  For years, we have used the Hasbrouck/Tindal fluency norms as one of the ways we measure our student’s reading progress.  For example, the 4th grade midyear 50th percentile is 112 CWPM.  […]

Teaching Reading Comprehension and Comprehension Strategies

this entry has 1 Comment/ in Articles, Comprehension, Differentiated Instruction and RtI, Higher Level/Critical Thinking, Metacognition, Reading, Research-Based/Evidence-Based, Teaching / by Timothy Shanahan
January 20, 2016

Tim Shanahan

January 2016

Teacher question:  In terms of teaching comprehension to grade 3-5 students, what is the best way to help the readers transfer the strategies they are taught so they can be independent, self-regulated readers?

Shanahan’s response:  If you want to teach reading comprehension strategies to on-grade level students between the ages of 8-10, we have […]

To Lexile or Not to Lexile, That is the Question

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Literacy, Reading, Teaching / by Timothy Shanahan
November 2, 2015

Tim Shanahan

A teacher’s question:
Our school district is going wild over Lexiles because they are in the Common Core standards. I think they are overdoing it and don’t feel comfortable with some of the decisions that we are making. What are the weaknesses of Lexiles?

First, Lexiles is only one of several readability measures included in […]

Why We Need to Teach Reading AND Writing

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Reading, Writing / by Timothy Shanahan
August 10, 2015

Tim Shanahan

Many educators trumpet the idea of reading-writing relationships, emphasizing how close reading and writing are. As a teacher I was a big believer in this—my kids wrote every day, despite the lack of a report card space for writing, a writing curriculum, writing standards, or even any professional development on the topic. I strongly […]

Report Cards and Standards

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Assessment, Literacy, Reading, Writing / by Timothy Shanahan
July 29, 2015

Tim Shanahan

Teacher Question:
I wanted to ask your opinion regarding the structure of report cards for parents of students in grades 3-5. Understanding that ELA CCSS intertwines the areas of reading, language, spelling, writing, and moving toward creating district standards-based report cards in all K-5 grade levels, how do you think students’ progress should be reported […]

Is Rhyming Ability Important in Reading?

this entry has 0 Comments/ in Articles, Learning, Learning Process / by Admin
June 10, 2015

By Tim Shanahan

Question:

Our district is wrestling with how much emphasis to give rhyming as an early literacy skill. We had previously downplayed rhyming as a necessary focus but the new CA ELA/ELD Framework and CCSS where rhyming is specifically called out has resurfaced old questions.  

Our struggle is this…. with our very high (87%) English Learner […]

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