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Some people get distressed when those of other political stripes agree with them about getting kids to read. Friend, don't make it harder than it has to be. Principles+Purpose > Party+Partisanship.

More than 70% of U.S. 8th graders struggle with proficient reading, exposing a deeply flawed education system that fails students and leaves teachers underprepared. Urgent reforms to publicly funded Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) and alternative certification pathways are

To be clear: failing to effectively teach students to read proficiently by 3rd grade has hurt generations of kids. That unforgivable failure undermines any school no matter what "kind" it is. BTW, how much taxpayer $$ does public ed receive while continuously failing to teach

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“At my school, where students are predominantly Vietnamese, it’s helpful to have that repetitive structure,” he says. “Phonics gives everyone the same tools. It’s a great equaliser.”

We need to change a lot of things in public ed in order to increase student proficiency, but this isn't the way to do it. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

No-excuses wasn’t merely a school model—it was a moral stance: No child is a failure; it is the adults who have failed. That conviction delivered real results. Then we lost our nerve—and our kids paid the price.

Is the leadership of teachers' unions influencing mainstream media to downplay the phonics-based reforms that could Make Education Great Again? Despite fierce opposition from teachers' unions, Mississippi’s reintroduction of phonics-based reading instruction has contributed to

Schools made things worse because they didn't focus on what their primary job is--teaching students academics. Time for schools to focus on what they were established to do from the beginning.

Over the past year, I have released 10 episodes of The Direct Instruction Podcast. It has been well received, and my hope is that it has inspired discussion not just about the delivery of instruction, but the design of effective materials educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/15/the…

The Science of Learning & Direct Instruction with Dr. Carl Hendrick In this webinar, renowned educator and researcher Dr. Carl Hendrick explores how evidence-based teaching, grounded in cognitive science, can transform student outcomes through DI. Watch: bit.ly/3Fkmg5t

According to Education-Consumers, the failure of Roosevelt to properly teach children to read by the 3rd grade is at a huge cost to taxpayers. But most importantly, the students continue to be failed. The graphs below show a devastating downward trend in the reading proficiency

If you’ve taught actual human children using a balanced literacy approach and then later used structured literacy, it is impossible not to see the difference in outcomes. If you want the truth, talk to those of use who have actually done both, and are beholden to no one.

The largest education experiment ever run is one that most teachers and even many education professors do not know about. Why? It is an intriguing story 🧵

Here’s your Sunday morning reminder: When students develop automaticity with basic math facts, they can free up cognitive resources to focus on more complex mathematical thinking.

If you want to hear the original Project Follow Through-ers tell their story, here is that podcast: zachgroshell.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/wha…

Take a few minutes to read this thread. This is why the classrooms of America are filled with ineffective teaching methods that fail to bring students to proficiency academically.

Success leads to improved self-esteem. Schools are just wasting time & money trying to artificially “boost self-esteem”through trendy programs rather than adopting effective teaching practices so students are successful in the classroom.

How about graduating high school not able to read well? That’s common too.