I believe in being clear about what I stand at a time when it's fashionable to DEBUNK people & ideas w/no research basis I stand beside: • Reading Recovery • Marie Clay • Lucy Calkins • Fountas & Pinnell • Balanced literacy And much more Attack away but I ignore bullies
@DrMaryHoward YES! You are so right! Journalists are not experienced literacy teachers and the fact that one, in particular, is leading the charge is frightening! Way to go, Mary--you are a true champion for literacy and an inspiration for the rest of us!
@tlanglie @DrMaryHoward Don’t listen to journalists if you don’t want to, but listen to the body of science, to Teachers, to parents and students. Science has found the programs she listed are ineffective for most kids. If there is a more effective way we should choose the better way. #Kids1st
@tlanglie @DrMaryHoward It is not merely one journalist leading the charge, although that one has brought a lot of attention to the issue. Many researchers and educators have been providing evidence for decades.