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New article from E. D. Hirsch and me on (1) the evidence for the importance of knowledge in reading; (2) why it’s taken so long for people to acknowledge the evidence; (3) what we predict if the role of knowledge is taken seriously. www.educationnext.org/rediscoverin...

ResearchEd is coming to Calgary in May. With these four anchor speakers and an additional collection of breakout speakers, it’s setting up to be a great event. www.eventbrite.ca/e/researched...

I just looked through the list of articles in this resource, and it looks like a great resource! It consists of short articles on a variety of topics, with more to come.

🎉🥳 Gotta take a moment to celebrate friends doing great things! I looked at this book today, and it’s a fantastic group of contributors for what looks like an excellent book! Great job contributing to accessible science, Emily! www.guilford.com/books/Handbo...

Join us for our #WordConnections webinar series. We'll explore implementation of this research-based, targeted intervention to support students' reading of complex words! #TosteTeam #BigWords #ScienceOfReading 📅 Nov 13 + Dec 4 | 💻 Live Online 🔗 Register: tosteteam.simpletix.com

Why aren't practices based on research implemented in schools? @tomdee.bsky.social has insights, and ideas for change. www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use Open-access. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/... #SOR

Sneak peak of a project we have been working on for the past two years... We hope to release more information by the end of the year. Watch this space!

Drs. @nsachdeva.bsky.social & Jim Hewitt share about classic studies in Education, starting w/ working memory & cognitive load theory @ #RedTO25. I was just discussing this w/ @numcog.bsky.social over lunch. I wish all teachers learned about this in their BEd training! It changed my teaching so much

Listening to @numcog.bsky.social share about automaticity of math facts. I’m always intrigued by the parallels between math and literacy in both robust research findings and common pushback arguments.

At #redTO25, @j-metsala.bsky.social is delivering a great summary of the history of reading instruction and the alignment and misalignment with research along the way.

😲 In Manitoba, 7 in 10 teachers said either whole language or balanced literacy approaches are used to teach reading. Only 9% reported structured literacy as the most common approach. 60% of teachers & administrators said the current approach to teaching reading isn't working.

What can children learn about morphology when they read for pleasure? We analysed the words in 1200 books suitable for children and young people to find out! Read the blog post here: www.rastlelab.com/post/what-ca...

This webinar, with @mrzachg.bsky.social and @blakeharvard.bsky.social is sure to be great! And it’s free!

HELP! GaabLab has been supporting the #Dyslexia community since 2007. Now we could really use YOUR help due to recent funding cuts that threaten our lab's existence: We're looking for supportive foundations & collaborations, very grateful for any small gift community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/51711873

Superb thread about how Canadian federal elections work, in case you are wondering why your feed is chock full of Canuck politics tonight

Great to see @pamelasnow.bsky.social here. Welcome!

FREE parent handbook on dyslexia from Dyslexia Canada.

ERIC! “ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.” Colleagues, this is catastrophic for educational research. www.governing.com/policy/major...

Have you ever felt buried under a mountain of assessment data with no clear path forward? We understand and are here to help with our brand-new class—Data-Driven Literacy Instruction: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Analysis and Intervention. 🔗 Learn more: www.thereadingleague.org/shop/data-dr...

🚫 Labeling students as “hands-on learners” (or any learning style) can limit how they're taught, what they believe they can do, and what they actually learn. @carlhendrick.substack.com highlights new research exposing the harm caused by the learning styles myth. Link below.

I finally got around to looking at the December issue of Nomanis. Looks like there are some great articles in there to bookmark for later reading. #SOR #ScienceOfReading www.nomanis.com.au/blog/issue-1...

I listened to this quick (30 minute) webinar today. It offers some poignant reminders that we cannot neglect the oral language strand of the reading rope and provided some great summaries of what is known about effective reading comprehension instruction. #SOR www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBUL...

I just found out @cec-dr.bsky.social is on bsky! 🎉

All practice guides are in the public domain. Just in case... osf.io/dk4r5/

Great that @radld.bsky.social has joined!! Well worth a follow. #SLPeeps #BSkySpeechies

👀Looks like today is a very good time to download all of the IES practice guides! #EduSky ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pra...

Megan Bishop and I wrote an article in the form of an interview with Dr. Steve Graham. Dr. G shares insights on defining and identifying dysgraphia, effective teaching strategies for handwriting difficulties, and future directions in writing research #dysgraphia www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Added a few recommendations to this list of Indigenous businesses fo support in BC, from cafes and coffee to apparel and travel

Great resource for those teaching 4-8 grade… #Edusky #SOR sites.google.com/view/literac...

Did you know: Strong Nations Publishing has decodable text with Indigenous content. You can check out their Cedar School Decodable series here: www.strongnations.com/store/11698/... #SOR

I'm looking forward to reading this one!

We addressed the classic 🐔or the🥚question: Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around. 🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2

My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday. Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it. >>

For Americans in public health, research, or epidemiology who need to communicate their findings or warnings to the public please e-mail: @nicktsergas.ca at [email protected]

It's been more than 10 years since the last meta-analysis on morphology instruction, so this paper from @dccolen.bsky.social & crew fills an important need! Check out this great podcast about it teachingliteracypodcast.com/ep60-morphol... Or read the paper itself link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Great article by #AlisonStone. She is also highlighted in my book #PowerfulClassrooms. 👏Alison! www.edutopia.org/article/teac...

It’s here! Our new open access book on curriculum written by Tim Surma, @paulkirschner.bsky.social, @dylanwiliam.bsky.social, @timsurma.bsky.social, Nuno Crato, Elizabeth Rata, John Hattie, Claudio Van Hees, Michiel Wils, Jasper Nijlunsing and me. Download it here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

New publication in RRQ by @hollylanephd.bsky.social et al. on the effect of UFLI in foundational reading skills for students in K and Gr. 1: "Adding instruction in foundational skills increased early literacy skills scores by more than 1.0 SD." www.researchgate.net/publication/... #EduSky #SOR

Thanks to @katewinn.bsky.social for putting together this fantastic 5-page FAQ resource filled with answers to very common questions that arise when discussing using UFLI in Ontario Kindergarten classrooms. Download the resource at her website: thismomloves.ca/ufli-in-onta...

If you've seen this Catts & Kamhi piece floating around your feeds over the past few weeks but haven't read it yet, I highly recommend taking a few mins to read it. It's a brilliant and accessible summary of so much research related to reading comprehension. www.aft.org/ae/winter202... #sor #EduSky

Wishing you a very happy new year, filled with more language and literacy research. Here's a review of all the studies that came across my radar in 2024. Enjoy! #research #reading #writing #cognition #multilingual #language write.as/manderson/wh...

Are speech sound disorders risk factors for difficulties in language and reading skills? This new meta-analysis says yes, and states that this "emphasizes the need for broader language assessments and early interventions to mitigate future academic difficulties." #EduSky #literacy #SOR

I have updated my #SOR starter pack (go.bsky.app/DrhYgSX) and my two related lists: One includes SOR practitioners & scientists bsky.app/profile/jodi... And one is SOR scientists & a few other key accounts in related fields: bsky.app/profile/jodi... #EduSky #Scienceofreading #structuredliteracy

Did you know that the FCRR student center activities (which are also evidence-based) are in digital game format now too? games.fcrr.org#/

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research. A Place of Joy.

This whole thread is full of good news for academia and BlueSky.

Teachers: If you don’t check out/downlod @jasonwade.bsky.social’s weekly morphology posts, you’re missing out! Each one goes up for a week and then is gone. These are super valuable resources; I tap into my collection regularly. #EduSky