So glad to see this on Facebook today. I’ll order your book, and will field test it in one of my geaduate reading courses (Sepcialized Diagnosis). I think it might make a good fit as one of our texts.
The best of luck Nancy. I was looking a follow button on your blog. If I miss it please point it out for me, and if you don’t have one, think about it. What I like about your blog is it is simple to navigate, and
Thank you for rejecting silence and apathy,
Jesse
Add me too! How can I follow you? I am a special educator also currently not teaching. I am trying to get more parents involved and informed about what is going on in education/testing today. This page is going to be a big help 🙂
I can’t believe I just now found this blog! You have a treasure trove of wisdom here, and I just found out how I’m going to procrastinate on everything else. 😉
Keep up the great work!
Nancy, I like the way you think. As a previous elementary educator of 35 years and now a school board member, I’m concerned about the universal screeners that the state of TN has required our districts to purchase. They are expensive and give teachers little help in assessing reading behaviors especially with a component called, nonsense words! In this process students who need the most support are process monitored to death and then get a steady diet of skill (kill) and drill! I would love to hear your thinking on this topic.
ATTENTION NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS!! (and others) PLEASE SHARE A LOT: Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto), a well-funded candidate for State Assembly, is poised to become the Democratic candidate after Primary Day. This is bad news for our schools, as he is an agent of G.E.R.M.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FXksdNRgAg
Check out the link to the down-loadable book by Rob Tierney and P. David Pearson titled, Fact-Checking the Science of Reading. Both Tierney and Pearson have been recognized authorities in the field of reading for decades. I first heard Dr. Pearson back in the 70s in Illinois. He was on the faculty of the University of Illinois, and I had received my MSEd in reading specialization from Northern Illinois University in 1973. The Reading Wars have been pursued by the phonics first and foremost fanatics since Rudoph Flesch published in 1955 Why Johnny Can’t Read. And you can guess his answer: We didn’t teach phonics! Flesch foolishly accepted an invitation to debate Dr. Roger Farr, President of the International Reading Association, at the IRA Convention in 1980. It was a mixed feeling of delight and sadness as I watched Dr. Farr chew him up and spit him out. Flesh had no credentials in the field; Farr was an authority on reading assessments.
Thanks, Rick. This is fascinating. Are you comfortable posting it in the recent most post comments? I cite Tierney and Pearson’s book there. I appreciate this comment so much. It is fascinating that you saw this play out in real-time. I need to revisit Flesch.
So glad to see this on Facebook today. I’ll order your book, and will field test it in one of my geaduate reading courses (Sepcialized Diagnosis). I think it might make a good fit as one of our texts.
The best of luck Nancy. I was looking a follow button on your blog. If I miss it please point it out for me, and if you don’t have one, think about it. What I like about your blog is it is simple to navigate, and
Thank you for rejecting silence and apathy,
Jesse
Thank you, Jesse. What an honor! And I will figure out how to get a follow button.
Thanks for all YOU do!
Nancy
Add me too! How can I follow you? I am a special educator also currently not teaching. I am trying to get more parents involved and informed about what is going on in education/testing today. This page is going to be a big help 🙂
Hi Jenn, Thanks for your request. I am going to work on it. I will let you know.
I can’t believe I just now found this blog! You have a treasure trove of wisdom here, and I just found out how I’m going to procrastinate on everything else. 😉
Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Kris! You made my day! I am a fan of yours! You are a great writer and educator!
Nancy, I like the way you think. As a previous elementary educator of 35 years and now a school board member, I’m concerned about the universal screeners that the state of TN has required our districts to purchase. They are expensive and give teachers little help in assessing reading behaviors especially with a component called, nonsense words! In this process students who need the most support are process monitored to death and then get a steady diet of skill (kill) and drill! I would love to hear your thinking on this topic.
ATTENTION NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS!! (and others) PLEASE SHARE A LOT: Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto), a well-funded candidate for State Assembly, is poised to become the Democratic candidate after Primary Day. This is bad news for our schools, as he is an agent of G.E.R.M.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FXksdNRgAg
Check out the link to the down-loadable book by Rob Tierney and P. David Pearson titled, Fact-Checking the Science of Reading. Both Tierney and Pearson have been recognized authorities in the field of reading for decades. I first heard Dr. Pearson back in the 70s in Illinois. He was on the faculty of the University of Illinois, and I had received my MSEd in reading specialization from Northern Illinois University in 1973. The Reading Wars have been pursued by the phonics first and foremost fanatics since Rudoph Flesch published in 1955 Why Johnny Can’t Read. And you can guess his answer: We didn’t teach phonics! Flesch foolishly accepted an invitation to debate Dr. Roger Farr, President of the International Reading Association, at the IRA Convention in 1980. It was a mixed feeling of delight and sadness as I watched Dr. Farr chew him up and spit him out. Flesh had no credentials in the field; Farr was an authority on reading assessments.
Thanks, Rick. This is fascinating. Are you comfortable posting it in the recent most post comments? I cite Tierney and Pearson’s book there. I appreciate this comment so much. It is fascinating that you saw this play out in real-time. I need to revisit Flesch.
Thanks again!