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The Reading Instruction Show

Dr. Andy Johnson

The Reading Instruction Show is a podcast about reading instruction (and other things) with a little bit of attitude. There is plenty here to inform and entertain all. And, by the way, I"m not trying to sell any books. I don"t have any curriculum or programs to market. I don"t accept speaking fees. And, I don"t ever want to be a consultant.

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15:44

The Science of Reading or the Ideology of Reading?

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/04/03

Despite having the word “science” in their title, the ideas put forth by the Science of Reading are not grounded in science at all, but in pseudo-science, I-think-isms, and anecdotal evidence. In fact, they are promoting an ideology. An ideology is a system of ideas and beliefs. Hence, the SOR would be more accurately named, the Ideology of Reading. What the SOR promotes is based far more on a reading belief system than reading science. Real science puts forth conclusions and recommendations based

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20:13

How Science Works: Reading Science, Reading Research,...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/04/01

This podcast explains what reading science is, how data collected from research studies are used to create theory, how theories are used to inform practice, and how one should used research to inform policy, practices, and programs.

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20:01

The Science of Reading, Phonics, and the National...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/03/30

In this podcast, I offer a definition of reading science that I got from an article written by Tim Shanahan. And since the Science of Reading clown club seems so enamored with phonics, we'll look at what the National Reading Panel Report actually says about phonics and balanced reading instruction. Spoiler alert: heads will explode.

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34:04

A Comprehensive Literacy Program and the Science of...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/03/23

Comprehension means total or complete. In defining comprehensive reading instruction, I will rely heavily on data from the NRP report. I would encourage all to read it. Not the executive summary, but the actual report. The five pillars of reading instruction are usually attributed to this report. However, to be comprehensive, a reading program needs to include 10 pillars. These are described here.

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16:57

LACK OF PROFESSIONAL RESPECT LEADS TO TEACHER SHORTAGES

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/02/27

A variety of research studies conducted over the years have shown that of all the variables impacting the quality of teaching and the amount of learning that goes on in the classroom, the most significant variable is . . . the teacher. Yet, we underpay, undervalue, and disempower this most significant of significant variables and expect them to come back year after year because they “love” kids. Is there a teacher shortage? Yup. But even worse, there’s an excellent teacher shortage. In this

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18:16

The Pseudo-Science of Reading and Space Alien Gravity...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/02/25

The essence of science is this: you ask a question and then collect data to answer that question. That is science. It’s a process. It’s a verb. To science. With science, the data can’t just be collected higgily-piggily. There must be an approved method and that method must be systematic. There are many systematic methods that can be used to collect the data used to answer questions. And there are many types of data to collect. Hence, there is no single scientific method; rather, there are

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16:16

Science of Reading Advocates are Teaching Children to...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/02/15

Tim Shanahan, Louisa Moats, Linnea Ehri, Wilson Reading Systems, Orton-Gillingham profiteers, SOR advocates, the International Dyslexia Association, and other plucky little phonics penguins are advocating that we teach children to read by guessing at words. Their skills-first approach to reading instruction is based on the phonological processing model. Sometimes called the simple view of reading, this model defines reading as a combination of decoding (sounding out words) and listening

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19:46

The Importance of Art in the Language Arts

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/02/14

The language arts is the study of grammar, punctuation, composition, spelling, and speech that’s usually taught as a single subject in elementary and middle school. This chapter is not about this. I’m taking a bit of a different approach. This podcast is about language art (emphasis on ‘language’). Language art is art that uses language to create an aesthetic response. It is the act of putting words together in certain ways to create a certain effect.comedy monologspoemscreative fictionspersonal

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15:13

A Pramatic Way to Address Academic Standards for Writing

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/01/19

The impact of academic standards on students’ ability to write is questionable. Some believe that they impede more than enhance effective writing instruction. However, academic standards are part of our current educational life, thus this podcast I will (a) present some ideas for evaluating and assessing academic standards related to writing and (b) describe how you might pragmatically document students’ mastery of them. We will start by defining our terms. An academic standard

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23:44

ASSESSING WRITING: A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE - PART 2

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/01/16

The purpose of this podcast is to provide an overview of portfolios, checklists, and anecdotal records used to document students' growth as writers. These are some healthy alternatives to standardized tests, writing tests, and rubrics. Six points:1. To be of use; however, these healthy alternative assessment strategies must reflect your values, philosophy, teaching style, and students (Calkins, 1994). In other words, your system needs to be yours. You can’t assess effectively using somebody else’s

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15:14

Assessing Writing - Documenting Students' Growth: Part 1

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/01/14

Why do we assess? For what purpose? In terms of writing, I hope the answer is this: We assess so that we can help students become better writers. If not, we’re wasting our time. We assess to determine strengths to build upon and weaknesses to address. We assess to document growth. But ultimately, we assess to find out what we can do to help students become better writers. However, too often assessment is used to “hold teachers accountable”. Ugh. Why is it that some groups

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18:25

WE DO NOT TEACH CHILDREN TO GUESS AT WORDS!

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/01/05

This podcast will clarify a couple of un-understandings related to whole language reading instruction:(1) Cueing is NOT an approach to reading instruction.(2) We do NOT teach children to guess as words.(3) Tinfoil hats do NOT keep the FBI from reading your mind.

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16:25

Making Sense out of Nonsensical Statements: Reading...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2023/01/01

The Four Nonsensical Statements Related to Whole Language: (1) Whole language has been debunked. Nope. Hasn't happened. If so, send me a research study. Not data. Not something somebody else has said, but a research study published in a peer-reviewed academic journal debunking whole language. (2) Phonics is more effective than whole language. That's like saying long division is more effective than mathematics. Phonics is something that’s taught. It’s not a method or an approach. Whole language is

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12:35

The Importance of Temporary Spelling

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/27

During the process of writing, students are taught if they don’t know how to spell a word, they should give it their best shot, or use enough letters to temporarily hold the idea until they come back and edit the piece. This is called temporary spelling. This is done so as not to ruin the flow of the writing. This enables students to focus on the higher-order thinking involved in the composing process. Also, young children are able to write before they have mastered conventional forms of

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19:27

Grammar Instruction, Paul Neuman, Strother Martin and...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/18

Traditional grammar instruction takes an isolated approach. It describes the rules for conjugating verbs, un-dangling participles, and coordinating conjunctions. This is done in isolation, apart from real writing and speaking. This approach may be effective for completing grammar worksheets, but it does not address the process of communicating effectively. In other words, teaching grammar instruction apart from real writing does little to enhance the quality of students’ writing. Also, there is very

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16:07

Mental Health Memoire - Chapter 1: A Nanny Goat Sings

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/15

Chapter 1 - In which a nanny goat sings. Andy experiences an emotional trifecta: fear, shame, and disgust. He also discovers the time travel wires in his brain.

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23:37

Ken Goodman, Emily Hanford, American Public Media,...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/13

In this podcast, I examine (a) Ken Goodman, (b) penguins, (c) the psycholinguistic guessing game, (d) Emily Hanford, (e) American Public Media, (f) some flawed ideas about reading instruction, and (d) some flawed ideas about flawed ideas.

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28:41

Whole Language has NOT Been Debunked or Disproven

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/07

This current podcast looks at another un-understanding that has been fabricated out of tiny bits of ignorance, misconceptions, and intellectual sloth. This is the fallacy that whole language has somehow been debunked … that whole language is a failure … that research has proven whole language to be ineffective … I would again respond: nonsense, twaddle, and poppycock. So much nonsense, twaddle, and poppycock to address – Where does one begin? That perhaps would have been a good name for this

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28:41

WHOLE LANGUAGE HAS NOT BEEN DEBUNKED OR DISPROVEN

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/05

This current podcast looks at another un-understanding that has been fabricated out of tiny bits of ignorance, misconceptions, and intellectual sloth. This is the fallacy that whole language has somehow been debunked … that whole language is a failure … that research has proven whole language to be ineffective … I would respond: nonsense, twaddle, and poppycock. So much nonsense, twaddle, and poppycock.In this podcast, I will first do a bit of de-debunking of the great un-understanding related to

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13:42

THE EDUCATIONAL CRISIS IS A MYTH: READING TEST SCORES...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2022/12/03

The premise that schools are failing, teachers are doing a horrible job, and professors like me are ruining America and sending our economy into decline, is a myth perpetuated by those with political and for-profit agendas. If you think I'm wrong, show me some research-based data showing said decline and some isolated variables. Show me some valid, reliable, comparable data, collected over time, that shows our schools are failing and that teachers are doing a horrible job. Give me some solid data

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