Literacy Prof @ Eastern Michigan University, Public School Advocate, and Rock~n~Roll Practitioner
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Steve Wellinski retweeted
This is an absolutely must-watch. All of it. Five minutes. Imperative.
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
And they're connected to JD Vance. Meet the "TheoBros." nitter.gq/MotherJones/status/184…
Steve Wellinski retweeted
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
And they're connected to JD Vance. Meet the "TheoBros." nitter.gq/MotherJones/status/184…
Steve Wellinski retweeted
Third Grade Retention: The Fool's Gold of Reading Reform radicalscholarship.com/2024/… via @plthomasEdD
Steve Wellinski retweeted
#BustEDpencils Pod.
"So if it's illegal to teach using context, meaning, and sound (#3cueing), how the heck are students supposed to learn how to read?"
Listen here: civicmedia.us/shows/busted-p…
#scienceofreading
@plthomasEdD @DianeRavitch @carolburris
Steve Wellinski retweeted
Descriptions of Hitler in Dean Haycock's book "Tyrannical Minds": obsessive declarations of his own greatness, lack of empathy, stunted personal relationships, histrionic speaking style, impulsive decisions & chaotic administrative style, promises to make Germany great again...
People give me shit when I compare Trump and Hitler, but a serious scholar of German history has now done it. Stylistically and how they interact with their insane followers are very, very similar, he says. theguardian.com/us-news/arti…
Steve Wellinski retweeted
BustEDpencils Live tonight at 7pm EST.
What Would Matt Damon's Mom Say about 3 cueing systems? #scienceofreading #SoR
Listen here: civicmedia.us/shows/busted-p…
@CivicMediaUS @plthomasEdD @coopmike48 @DianeRavitch @carolburris
Steve Wellinski retweeted
Recommended: The Balancing Act by Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking radicalscholarship.com/2024/… via @plthomasEdD
Steve Wellinski retweeted
Ignoring Evidence in the "Science of" Era: Fidelity and Deficit Ideology Edition radicalscholarship.com/2024/… via @plthomasEdD
Steve Wellinski retweeted
The more that parents' self-worth hinges on their kids' accomplishments, the more controlling they become & the more they want the kids to be rich, popular, attractive - as opposed to more meaningful goals (personal devlpmt, generosity, close relatnships): is.gd/lTOuoR
Steve Wellinski retweeted
"The ugliest of ironies is that reading reform driven by the “science of reading” (SOR) story fails the evidence test, notably that SOR legislation is not based on science. . ." @plthomasEdD
radicalscholarship.com/2024/…
Steve Wellinski retweeted
When teachers complained to Ted Sizer about a kid, he’d gently reframe by asking “What does this student need from you?”
Steve Wellinski retweeted
You don’t have to be a literacy expert to be a literacy leader.
You can start by knowing what you don’t like or support.
Here’s a starter list:
- Round robin reading
- Isolated skill practice
- 100% teacher-directed reading instruction
These practices are difficult to defend.
Steve Wellinski retweeted
- Independent reading
- Student voice and choice in what to read/write about
- Peer discussion
2. What evidence do we have to support more phonics/PA and less what was just noted?
Takeaway: Don't debate whether something is "good" or not. Position these decisions as trade offs.
Steve Wellinski retweeted
1/7 Time for my periodic reminder about one of the most important educational research findings of the 20th century: the Eight-Year Study.
Back in the 1930s, 30 high schools around the U.S. turned traditional practice on its head, especially for college-bound students...
Steve Wellinski retweeted
Despites decades of scientific research, guess what you’ll never see catch on in edu-fads?
The science of poverty
The science of racism
What really impacts achievement the most … – at Spartanburg, SC
Steve Wellinski retweeted
The “politically neutral” crowd is the most political crowd of all – at Greenville, SC
Steve Wellinski retweeted
3/3 "...to distrust of schools and teachers and their unions...then simple sounding solutions are promoted ostensibly as quick cures but in fact to assure failure." (p 24-25) .
Discuss.
routledge.com/Whose-Knowledg…
Steve Wellinski retweeted
2/3 "That's why literacy is the focal point in attaching universal education. And it is those with the knowledge to make literacy universal who are the target of the campaign [which seeks; to shift it away from the real issues-poverty, health, access..."
