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Making Words Make Sense

A reading specialist considers reading research within the context of classroom instruction.

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Take Five: Five Takeaways from Daniel Willingham’s Close Look at Comprehension (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Sticking to Safe Topics Can Keep Us Stuck on the Wrong Side of Science (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Curiosity in the Classroom: Design Thinking and Paradigm Shifts that Reorient Reading Instruction (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Science of Reading KISS (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Keep It Simple" class="sizing-normal" height="338.8125" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Winf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda5a90ae-f742-4ac3-bd75-6a9705

  5. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    Can We Settle for Assimilation? (opens the original)

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