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Timothy Rasinski's Literacy Blog
Timothy Rasinski, professor of reading education at Kent State University, publishes a monthly blog with research-based lessons focused on words and fluency. Each monthly entry focuses on a current event or holiday.
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How to Use Vocabulary Maps to Deliver Explicit Vocabulary Instruction: A Guide for Teachers
This resource outlines a 4-step procedure for using vocabulary maps explicitly.
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Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths
Neuromyths - myths about the brain - are often used to justify ineffective instructional strategies and teaching. Kelly Macdonald, Laura Germine, Alida Anderson, Joanna Christodoulou and Lauren M. McGrath's findings from this research "suggest that training in education and neuroscience can help reduce but does not eliminate belief in neuromyths." "The two most commonly endorsed neuromyths across all groups were related to learning styles and dyslexia"
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Whole-Language High Jinks: How to Tell When “Scientifically-Based Reading Instruction” Isn’t
In this resource, Louisa Moats discusses some popular practices in reading instruction that are not supported by evidence. She also addresses what effective reading instruction include.
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