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Reading and Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory of Learning (opens the original)
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VygotskyLev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory states that thinking develops from outside in. As children interact with others, as they hear the words around them, and as they observe the interactions of others, they internalize language patterns and ways of thinking. You’ve probably noticed that young children often repeat everything you say. This is an important part of their cognitive development. Thus thinking, according to Vygotsky, begins on a social level and is then internalized. So what yo
Miscue Analysis (Text Only) (opens the original)
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*This is an excerpt from my book, Making Sense of the Science of Reading: Teachers Matter, published by Guilford sometime in 2028.The National Council on Teacher QualityIn their 2026 technical report (Ellis, et at., 2026), the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) decided that nine practices were “contrary to the science of reading” (see Figure 1). These were used as part of their “detailed scoring protocol” to evaluate 700 teacher education programs including the one in which I taught.This
Miscue Analysis: An Update on Validity (opens the original)
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(Video) Understanding the Basics of Miscue Analysis (opens the original)
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Important TermsDiagnosis – to find the cause of the problem. It should lead to knowledge of specific things to teach.Assessment – to see how a student is doing. Instruction should be adjusted along the way.Progress monitoring – a form of assessment, like taking soil samples. Small samples are collected every two to three weeks. It should be simple, short.Evaluation &
Reading Instruction, Word Confirmation, Confirmation Bias, and Penguins (opens the original)
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