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Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

As a progressive educator in New York City for 30 years, I thought I had all the answers. The best teaching had to do with ...
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Explainer: what is explicit instruction and how does it help children learn?

Lorraine Hammond is affiliated with Learning Difficulties Australia and is a Professional Development Consultant with the Kimberley Schools Project, a state government initiative in Western Australia.
Education Week

Influential Reading Group Makes It Clear: Students Need Systematic, Explicit Phonics

The International Literacy Association has put out a new brief endorsing “systematic and explicit” phonics in all early reading instruction. “English is an alphabetic language. We have 26 letters.
Education Week

Is the ‘Science of Reading’ Becoming Too Much of a Good Thing?

Across the country, teachers are navigating the impact of the “science of reading” laws, which mandate using curricula and methods deemed consistent with scientific findings about reading and ...