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Reading Aloud to Help Children Read Well Their Whole Lives!

Who’s Teaching America’s Students?

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.  ~Helen Caldicott, Australian physician, author, and … Read More

Special Education and School Choice: Not Great Choices, If Any

Years of school reforms have stripped public schools of disability services, creating problems for parents (See Carl Peterson’s recent Exterminating Special Education). Parents may turn to charter, … Read More

Students Need Teachers NOT Tutors! Who’s Pushing Tutors and Why?

Reports of teacher shortages, or call it the Great Teacher Pushout, run rampant in states, a crisis this country has never seen before. But instead of working to improve conditions and lift the … Read More

Religion’s Destructive Effect on Public Education this July 4th

Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so … Read More

The State of School Recess in America is Still Terrible!

One might assume state policymakers had improved school recess for children, considering their databases, but except for a few places, most school districts still deny children recess. They don't … Read More

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Longtime LD reading teacher, and other SPED areas. Author, Ph.D. Ed. Leadership, Blogging for Kids, and Democratic Public Schools.

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daschwartzy Danielle Schwartz @daschwartzy ·
17 Aug

Many kids dislike reading by middle school... the way we teach reading has life long consequences. Maybe they should measure the reading for joy gap. #education https://twitter.com/NancyEBailey1/status/1559884690106064900

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Children must first learn reading is fun. Pushing phonics on young children means nothing if they can't connect it to the joy of reading. Jim Trelease knew the importance of reading aloud. His book holds the key.
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nancyebailey1 Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey1 ·
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Children must first learn reading is fun. Pushing phonics on young children means nothing if they can't connect it to the joy of reading. Jim Trelease knew the importance of reading aloud. His book holds the key.
https://nancyebailey.com/2022/08/17/reading-aloud-to-help-children-read-well-their-whole-lives/

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susanoha Susan Ohanian @susanoha ·
18 Aug

Dept. of Libraries partners with Dept. of Corrections to provide over $42,000 in books to state correctional facilities https://libraries.vermont.gov/corrections_partnership

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Children must first learn reading is fun. Pushing phonics on young children means nothing if they can't connect it to the joy of reading. Jim Trelease knew the importance of reading aloud. His book holds the key.
https://nancyebailey.com/2022/08/17/reading-aloud-to-help-children-read-well-their-whole-lives/

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nicholasferroni Nicholas Ferroni @nicholasferroni ·
16 Aug

When you are trying to sell something that you know is not going to work… https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1558849930948534273

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.@GovDeSantis on recruiting veterans to the teaching field: "Our veterans have a wealth of knowledge and experience they can bring to bear in the classroom. [...] For too long, the requirements to be a teacher have been too rigid." https://trib.al/1bPu78k

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