About language, science & maths in the primary school. Mostly about reading its texts
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Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
What is the science of reading for ELL students? In this article, I review 15 meta-analyses on the topic of ELL literacy instruction.
teachingbyscience.com/esl
Note* Effect sizes are color coded in this graph based on quality. Green being the highest and orange being the lowest.
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
Phonemic awareness is a hot topic in the reading world (one of many. Picture books anyone!?). Take a listen to Dr. Brady share the most current research. Eg. We want to zero right in on PA and connect it to letter knowledge (not best done in the dark).
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
Wondering if knowledge-building curriculum can really boost reading comprehension?
New RCT shows kids who started in K made significant gains after 4-7 yrs, & income-based gaps were ELIMINATED. @ClassroomWonder @DTWillingham @amplify
More here:
forbes.com/sites/nataliewexl…
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
I don’t pay a lot of attention to right-wing USA politics. But I really mind that Marjorie Taylor Green is comparing Donald Trump to Nelson Mandela, because of both men being arrested. I really mind that.
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
People are testing large language models (LLMs) on their "cognitive" abilities - theory of mind, causality, syllogistic reasoning, etc. Many (most?) of these evaluations are deeply flawed. To evaluate LLMs effectively, we need some principles from experimental psychology.🧵
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
I have stopped using the phrase "Science of Reading" entirely. It's hackneyed, overused, and invalidly claimed by individuals whose programs are NOT research-based.
In this light, I invite you to read @markseidenberg's new piece, excerpted below. The full article can be found here. markseidenberg.wordpress.com…
My own blog on David Kilpatrick can be found here: parkerphonics.com/post/the-k…
@reading_league
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
FLON was awarded the “Most Outstanding Personality in Children and Women Advocacy” at the African Women Awards which took place in Ethiopia yesterday.
The event celebrates women from across Africa who are at the forefront of driving progress in their communities and economies. – at Namibia
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
Education is improving but the message is hard to convey. This is a really important, beautifully written article. Changes are small. Progress is slow but steady. econ3x3.org/article/educatio…
I look forward to your reports on the meeting. How I would have loved to be there!
At SRCD? Join us for a roundtable discussion about how to how better integrate cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity as a context for emotional development. Featuring @Dr_Koraly, @LiCamras, @DrFantasyLozada, Lixian Cui #SRCD23 #emotion
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
These bank failures were entirely avoidable if Congress & the Fed had done their jobs and kept strong banking regulations in place since 2018.
SVB & Signature are gone, and now Washington must act quickly to prevent the next crisis.
My @nytopinion op-ed:
nytimes.com/2023/03/13/opini…
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
Teaching a child to read:
- There's no mystery to it.
- It's not "rocket science."
- It does NOT require memorization of "sight words."
- It has nothing to do with guessing from pictures or context.
I outline the proper methodology, start to finish, in these FREE books.
It can take only a few weeks of unsystematic teaching of reading (and writing) in the first grade to set a child off on a course of struggle.
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Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
New paper with @StanDehaene out in @PNASNews: we created short videos teaching new math concepts to students and evaluated their impact on the cortical networks for mathematics. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.22…
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
This is disgraceful, but more importantly it is illegal. Why are there armed gunmen on a school premises? Why are they intimidating children? I will raise this with the @SAHRCommission - @GautengProvince & @Lesufi - this is repulsive & must be investigated & condemned.
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Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
Comment:
Dear @SATourismOnline - in case you don’t know, you work for us, we pay your salaries. If you smoke 💨 out and target 🎯 the whistleblower of your hare-brained scheme exposed by @dailymaverick, we will stand with them. We love ❤️ whistleblowers! (RT if you agree)
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
The joy train travel brings me each morning I can’t even express. No one is road raging on the train, no one is pulling middle fingers, no screaming or being cut off. Just a (mostly) seamless straight run. @CapeTownTrains @PRASA_Group #CatchTheTrain
Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning retweeted
@nicspaull, Secretariat of the Reading presenting the background report.
You can read the full report here readingpanel.co.za/_files/ug…
