The Reading Instruction Show

14:44

Reading Instruction, Word Confirmation, and...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/09/19

Purpose statement: The reader will become more effective in evaluating online sources related to reading instruction. Behavioral objective: Readers will be able to identify instances in which confirmation bias results in an over-use of quotations and a misrepresentation of authors’ original ideas. Important Terms• Word recognition – encountering a word in print and instantly knowing what it is. • Word identification – encountering a word in print that is not recognized and using a strategy to

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11:54

Quiet, Piggy: A Trumpian Response to Science of...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/08/14

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13:44

Recognizing Words, the Three-Cueing System, and...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/07/31

• Purpose: Readers will understand how the three cueing system is used to recognize words.• Behavioral objective: After reading this chapter, the reader will throw a pie in the face of any clown who suggests that the three-cueing system (a) is a strategy, (b) is an approach to reading instruction, or (c) that it teaches students to guess at words.

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6:58

How NAEP Created a Perpetual Reading Crisis

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/07/17

The NAEP proficiency levels were arbitrarily defined (Bracey, 2008; Ravitch, 2012; Reinking, Hruby, & Risko, 2023). These levels should be interpreted with extreme caution (Vaulton, 2025). The National Center for Education Statistics website provides three reasons for this (NCES, 2025):1. Proficiency levels are based on desired expectations. Meaning that these levels are aspirational not mathematical.2. These proficiency levels are currently being used on a trial basis.3. Further evidence is

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16:04

Reading and the Information Processing Model: Why...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/07/07

Reading is a thinking process, not a responding-to-stimuli process or a sounding-out-words process. And since cognitive psychology studies human thinking; it makes good sense to examine the reading process from a cognitive or thinking perspective using the information processing model.• Purpose statement: The reader will develop a basic understanding of reading from a cognitive perspective.• Behavioral objective: After reading this chapter, the reader will be able to explain why penguins continue

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18:56

Little Timmy, Round-Robin Reading, and Kindly, Old...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/07/03

Important Terms• Round-robin reading – going around the table or around the room and having each student in turn read a section of text out loud. This is a teaching strategy that should very rarely (if ever) be used.• Popcorn reading – a form of round-robin reading except that the teacher randomly selects students to read a section of text out loud. This is designed to keep all students paying attention and on their toes. This is a teaching strategy that should very rarely (if ever) be used. •

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15:33

Understanding Reading from a Neurological...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/27

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14:21

The Latest NCTQ Technical Report Does Not Meet Basic...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/21

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently put out another technical report. This technical report graded 700 teacher preparation programs across the country (Ellis, et al., 2026). However, a critical evaluation shows why this report can’t be taken seriously. It contains an abundance of misinformation, disinformation, and convenient inaccuracies. It’s not known if these were intentional on the part of the writers or a result of a lack of knowledge. If you’re looking for accessible,

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7:45

My MAGA Friends Tell Me Not to Judge Them

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/19

Matthew 7: 1-2.“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”My MAGA Christian friends tell me I’m not supposed to judge them. They quote Matthew 7: 1-2 as if it’s a get-out-of-jail card, then they do whatever the hell they want to do.https://dr731.substack.com/p/my-maga-friends-tell-me-not-to-judge

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14:58

Deconstructing Goldenberg's Science of Reading...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/18

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9:58

National Reading Panel - Fluency

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/17

ntroduction to Reading FluencyThis session focuses on fluency, one of the five core areas of reading defined by the National Reading Panel (following previous sessions on phonemic awareness and phonics/word work).Definition: Reading fluency is the ability to process text quickly.Target Audience: Fluency activities should strictly be used for students who actually need them—those who actively struggle with fluency.The Music Analogy: Fluency practice is very much like practicing musical scales. You

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17:48

Reading Instruction, Whole Language, and a Flux...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/16

In 2026, the Minnesota Department of Education requires teachers to be toadies who follow approved teachers’ manuals with fidelity. All the love of reading has been stomped out of students. Reading, writing, listening, thinking, and critically evaluating information has been replaced by remembering, responding, regurgitating, and filling in bubbles on standardized tests. This story ends where it began, in 1981. The Read Act Minnesota is the flux capacitor that has brought us

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12:58

Understanding Reading

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/10

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11:13

Limitations of Brain Imaging Research for Reading...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/06/06

Just because a book, article, or presentation includes pictures of a brain or uses a whole bunch of big brain words, does not mean the information presented is always accurate or scientific. We must be responsible consumers of all information, and this includes brain imaging research for reading instruction.

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10:06

The Story of the International Literacy Educators...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/05/25

By Dr. Andy Johnson, Executive Director, ILECPush back against top-down SoR mandates that disempower teachers. Get involved with the International Literacy Educators Coalition (ILEC). It’s free.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-nZ_vlQu1b-TfDLj3Ryk01lVfJuRWTTMeuyIaEdAKKMiWBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104234491744726588097

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11:31

Dr. Johnson is Vulgard, Common, and Shameful

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/05/14

Warning: The academic aristrocacy do not want you to listen to this podcast.

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10:23

Dr. Johnson is Not Very Smart

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/05/08

Push back against top-down SoR mandates that disempower teacher. Get involved with ILEC. Sign up at this link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-nZ_vlQu1b-TfDLj3Ryk01lVfJuRWTTMeuyIaEdAKKMiWBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104234491744726588097

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83:20

George Hruby presents After the Flood: Reading...

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/04/10

Feeling deluged by SOR media, materials, and mandates? Science of Reading’s murky waters have crested, says Dr. Hruby. Our classrooms are ours to reclaim if we strategize now. Join Dr. Hruby in a conversation about why SOR may be on the outs, the backstories behind it, and how we can take back control of our teaching and students’ learning.

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6:11

Minnesota, Reading Legislation, and Tarot Cards

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/03/11

In Minnesota our special reading law called The Read Act. The Read Act makes certain kinds of reading instruction mandatory and other kinds illegal. I will confess that during the last two years at Minnesota State University, Mankato, I’ve been teaching illegal reading instruction. Every day I expect masked READ agents to kick down my door, handcuff me, and drag me off to a LETRS training facility somewhere in Wyoming or Texas.

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7:32

Living Your Values, MAGA, and Christianity

The Reading Instruction Show ·

2026/03/04

Prince of Peace. How’s that working out for you? How’s that peace thing going? I have to be honest, I don’t see a lot of peace coming out of my Jesus-loving MAGA friends. I see anger, hatred, retribution, violence, and lies. Peace on earth, goodwill toward men (and women and children and animal life and our planet). How’s that goodwill working out for you? Are you feeling it? Is your will good? Or is it selfish? Did I misread Luke? Did the angel say, “Selfish will to all”? I don’t see a

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