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Is the "Buzz" About Knowledge Justified by the Evidence (Part 2)?
The answer is still yes, but we have to be realistic in our expectations.
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Natalie Wexler
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Is the "Buzz" About Knowledge Justified by the Evidence (Part 1)?
In short: yes. But it's complicated.
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Natalie Wexler
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How to Improve the NAEP Reading Test
Can we make the national tests more useful, or at least less harmful?
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Natalie Wexler
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What Nobody Is Saying About the NAEP Reading Scores
They're not just about phonics.
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Natalie Wexler
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January 2025

Beyond the Science of Reading
Why I decided to write another book
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Natalie Wexler
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A Teacher-to-Teacher Approach to Professional Development
An innovative fellowship program spotlights the practices of effective literacy teachers
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The Key to Motivating Students--and Maybe Everyone Else Too
Students won’t learn unless they’re motivated. But the best way to motivate them is to enable them to experience achievement.
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Natalie Wexler
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December 2024

The Top 11 Minding the Gap Posts of 2024
Everyone else is listing their top posts, as my inbox can attest. So why not me?
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Natalie Wexler
Scores for Adults Are Dropping on Tests of Basic Skills
As with kids' test scores, a crucial question is the role of knowledge
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Has the "Science of Reading" Gone Overboard on Phonics?
Some educators are spending too much time on phonics instruction in the early grades, experts warn.
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Becoming a Nation of Non-Readers
Students are reading fewer books than they used to, but there's a lot schools can do to reverse the trend.
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Natalie Wexler
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November 2024

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