David Abel talks with Dr. Timothy Shanahan about the state of literacy in US schools and what the research is telling us to do differently.
What “tastes” good in literacy instruction even though we know (through research) it doesn’t get good results
The story behind the idea of teaching a student at their “instructional level” and why it doesn’t work as well as other methods
Dr. Timothy Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and former director of reading for the Chicago Public Schools. He is author/editor of more than 200 publications, and served on the author team of the Common Core State Standards. Professor Shanahan is past president of the International Literacy Association. He was inducted to the Reading Hall of Fame in 2007, and is a former first-grade teacher. For more information, visit his blog: www.shanahanonliteracy.com
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