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The Science of Reading and The Rejection of Picture Books

March 26, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

The Science of Reading rejects the importance of picture books to children learning to read. In 2021, I wrote this, and many parents assumed that schools still use picture books and that children get exposure to them at home. The general idea was that picture books were taken for granted. But while there are quibbles […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: free reading, independent reading for young children, Picture Books, Read alouds, science of reading, science of reading and picture books

What Does ChatGPT Say About The Science of Reading? It May Surprise You

March 19, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 28 Comments

ChatGPT is raising concerns about the future of learning and advancing a new way to obtain information. Since many journalists, cognitive psychologists, educators, and parents claim that the Science of Reading (SoR) is the authentic way all children will learn to read, and there’s a drive for states to adopt expensive SoR programs, I asked […]

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How Stressing Preschoolers and Kindergarteners Could Lead to Mental Health Problems

March 13, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 19 Comments

There has been a pushdown of academic expectations for years, and Americans should be asking how much stress this causes all students, especially our youngest learners. If a child struggles in preschool or kindergarten, it might be due to pressure. Why force children to rush through preschool and kindergarten to learn skills that never would […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Common Core, kindergarten pressure, No Child Left Behind, Preschool pressure, public schools, School Privatization, student mental health

Will the Future Include Free Democratic Public Schools and Teachers?

February 22, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 20 Comments

Will today’s babies grow up with free democratic public schools, or will they attend schools stratified by wealth, with parents paying most of the cost, schools that allow for few differences, cyber schools without real teachers but online instruction, which collect unlimited data on children used for commercial and career tracking purposes? Will they be […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Democratic Public Schools, education savings accounts, Losing America's Democratic Public Schools, School Choice, School Vouchers, schools of the future

Kindergarten Critical Connection: Picture Books Teach Sounds and Generate Interest!

February 6, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

There is a push for kindergartners to learn to read without focusing on picture books and opportunities to speak and listen naturally, verbalizations critical for this age and development. Instead, vocalizations are now highly scripted with primarily phonics instruction. It’s well understood that speaking and listening are critical skills at this period in a child’s […]

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Reading Disabilities: Focus on Public Schools NOT School Choice!

January 29, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

Parents of children with reading disabilities might be led to believe that school choice for a charter or private school is better than an actual public school. Still, there needs to be proof that those schools are better or that children will get accepted into good schools. Students may lose protection under the Individuals with Disabilities […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: All-Inclusive National Reading Panel, Betsy DeVos, dyslexia, Louisiana Key Academy, New National Reading Panel, New Orleans Charter Schools, Private and Charter schools, reading disabilities, Reading Results, School Choice, science of reading, Senator Bill Cassidy

Saving Public Schools for ALL Our Children in the New Year

January 1, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

As we approach 2023, let’s make this the year to unite for the common good to reestablish and promote public education for all our children. A public school system relies on a country that values education for all its children no matter family religious beliefs, the color of one’s skin, gender identity, sexual orientation, or […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: assessment, careers, counseling, curriculum, parents, Partners, reading, Saving Public Schools, staff, students, subjects, teachers, Technology, the arts, volunteering

Aligning a Child’s Education to Industry: A Long-Time Corporate Goal

December 20, 2022 By Nancy Bailey 16 Comments

Troubling tweets by Education Secretary Cardona focused on aligning education to industry generated concerned replies, including mine. But few should be surprised. Such comments reflect a decades-long corporate drive to reshape public education. It’s the reason for high-stakes standards, test-and-punish schools, data collected on children, and the long-time unproven claim that public education has failed students […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: age-inappropriate learning goals, data collection and privacy concerns, public schools and industry, public schools and the global economy, schools of the future, transformation of public schools

Teacher Practices and the Value of Heinemann’s Teaching Resources

December 10, 2022 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

It’s often the eclectic activities teachers do, how they determine the best teaching practices for individuals and groups of students, that help students learn. One of the problems with the Science of Reading is that those who support a narrow often biased focus on instruction, may ignore or cast aside meaningful resources that have helped […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: adolescent reading instruction, Heinemann Publishing, language acquisition, Middle School, Reluctant readers, vocabulary instruction, writing

Connecting Big Business with The Science of Reading: Replacing Teachers and Public Schools with Tech

November 29, 2022 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

A troubling feature of the Science of Reading (SoR) is the connection between those who believe in the power of phonemes (and more) and those who want to privatize public schools. The old NCLB crowd has been rejuvenated and seems onboard with digital instruction replacing public schools and teachers. Understanding this connection is critical for […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Corporate Connection to the Science of Reading, Cyber Schooling, Online Learning, School Privatization, science of reading

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beebryhte Belinda Whyte @beebryhte ·
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https://nancyebailey.com/2023/03/26/the-science-of-reading-and-the-rejection-of-picture-books/
Not sure I could agree more...thanks @NancyEBailey1

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Unstructured play has been driven out of early childhood classrooms for years! Goals are to micromanage everything a child does. Few seem to connect play's importance to learning & mental health, or they don't care if schools fail. https://twitter.com/Cabal_Educator/status/1630938079170109440

Kimberly Blodgett @Cabal_Educator

Let them play!

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Science of Reading camp never discusses the importance of picture books. How much time do children get to explore them? How often are they read to for enjoyment? This is worrisome. https://nancyebailey.com/2023/03/26/the-science-of-reading-and-the-rejection-of-picture-books/

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@BetsyDeVos So much research shows that 3rd gr retention is bad for students it's hard to believe you think this is fine. There are many alternatives. https://nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/force-flunk-destroying-a-childs-love-of-reading-and-their-life/

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We "get to know where the money is being spent"? Great! So every private school receiving tax dollars will have to open their books and be subject to the same standards of financial transparency as public schools, right? Right?

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