Even students at the secondary level can benefit greatly from that kind of instruction--which is all too rare.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Teaching writing can be a way of teaching, period.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Reducing child poverty is a worthy goal, but we also need to change schools so they work for all students.| Minding the Gap
It may have something to do with opposing systematic phonics instruction.| nataliewexler.substack.com
How much difference will it make if federal support for education research disappears?| Minding the Gap
I'm a co-host, along with Dylan Wiliam and Doug Lemov, of Season 3 of the Knowledge Matters Podcast.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Often, nothing much.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Over-reliance on tools like ChatGPT prevents learning and critical thinking.| Minding the Gap
Should college students be expected to read and understand nineteenth-century novels?| nataliewexler.substack.com
The complex syntax of written language is often a stumbling block.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Many students above third grade need help deciphering words with multiple syllables| nataliewexler.substack.com
The mainstream media is beginning to take note of the trend towards building knowledge in elementary school. Let’s hope that leads to deeper coverage.| nataliewexler.substack.com
A rust belt district has seen remarkable reading scores, but it's not clear how long students continue to benefit.| Minding the Gap
The legal system isn't designed to answer nuanced questions.| nataliewexler.substack.com
If we don't know how students are doing, does the problem disappear?| Minding the Gap
AI has its uses, but it's not a substitute for writing--or learning.| nataliewexler.substack.com
And is there too little of it in schools or too much?| Minding the Gap
A curriculum now being developed enables students to engage with the subject at a deeper level.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Assumptions about school quality can conflict with reality.| nataliewexler.substack.com
The answer is still yes, but we have to be realistic in our expectations.| Minding the Gap
In short: yes. But it's complicated.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Can we make the national tests more useful, or at least less harmful?| nataliewexler.substack.com
They're not just about phonics.| Minding the Gap
Why I decided to write another book| nataliewexler.substack.com
Some educators are spending too much time on phonics instruction in the early grades, experts warn.| nataliewexler.substack.com
As with kids' test scores, a crucial question is the role of knowledge| nataliewexler.substack.com
The latest commentary on Lucy Calkins might only add to the confusion over debates on reading instruction.| nataliewexler.substack.com
The research on writing (even if it’s called something else) reveals that it can provide a powerful boost to learning—and might even underestimate its potential.| nataliewexler.substack.com
The science of reading movement has focused on improving phonics instruction for children in the early grades, but it has largely overlooked students at higher grade levels.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Kindergartners who got a science-oriented literacy curriculum outperformed peers who got the standard approach.| nataliewexler.substack.com
A long-term study found that a content-rich curriculum closed the test-score gap between low- and high-income students.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Weaving reading comprehension techniques into instruction in social studies or science could provide a big boost to learning.| nataliewexler.substack.com
The key factor isn't "skills and strategies"--it's knowledge.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Some science-of-reading advocates assume it means rejecting any comprehension strategy instruction| nataliewexler.substack.com
Reports from professors point to an alarming decline in cognitive capabilities, even at selective institutions| nataliewexler.substack.com
While it provides a useful primer on flaws in the standard approach, it overlooks a role for strategy instruction| nataliewexler.substack.com
That's what she claims, but the lessons in her curriculum don't bear that out.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Studies on the effects of tutoring--by humans or computers--point to ways to improve regular classroom instruction.| nataliewexler.substack.com
Reviewers are giving some bloated basal readers top marks while failing to put a seal of approval on at least one effective curriculum| nataliewexler.substack.com
Studies show it boosts reading comprehension and fluency, and teachers say it boosts engagement too.| nataliewexler.substack.com
If students and general readers rely on simplified and inaccurate versions of texts, they'll miss a lot.| nataliewexler.substack.com