Minding the Gap | Natalie Wexler | Substack

The conflicts have parallels, but reading differs from math in fundamental ways that have been largely overlooked.

Mar 20

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It's impossible to directly teach students all the words they need to become proficient readers.

Mar 5

It can take years to acquire enough new vocabulary to yield an increase in measures of general reading comprehension.

Feb 27

"Science of Reading" initiatives are unlikely to work unless educators get all the components that will enable them to be successful.

Feb 8

Curriculum grounded in evidence would make it easier to translate research into practice.

Jan 20

Even students at the secondary level can benefit greatly from that kind of instruction--which is all too rare.

Jan 9

An decades-old report on reading instruction has led to serious misunderstandings about comprehension.

Dec 31, 2022

When done well, writing is far more than just a skill that can be bypassed by technology.

Dec 23, 2022

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