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Powerful Writing Instruction with Karen Harris
We have a body of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and best practices that can make a
meaningful difference in writing development for our students. The Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model of instruction for writing results in meaningful improvements in
students writing across grades 1-12.
Bio:
https://search.asu.edu/profile/1980816
Book: Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students
Article:
Karen R. Harris & Debra McKeown (2022)
Overcoming barriers and paradigm wars: Powerful evidence-based writing instruction, Theory into Practice
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00405841.2022.2107334
See these orgs for PD for SRSD (Karen Harris has no financial relationship to either, but
voluntarily advise both):
www.thinkSRSD.com
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https://srsdonline.org/

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The One About…
Nell Duke: What We Truly Know About the Teaching of Reading
What does research tell us about cueing; what does research tell us about phonics instruction; what does research instruction tell us about teaching areas other than phonics; what does research tell us about causes of reading difficulty; how do psychometricians set cut scores for NAEP and other assessments; and what about decodable texts? Nell Duke shares her wealth of knowledge with us and gives us the real stories grounded in decades of research.
Article:
ILA, The Reading Teacher
November 2, 2023
https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2258

Nell Duke’s Bio:
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Selective Research Findings with Dr. Michael Paff
As we turn back the clocks, it looks like some educators are trying to turn back the hands of
time and poke holes in the Science of Reading.
Article
“Stories Grounded in Decades of Research What We Truly Know About the Teaching of
Reading”
Quote
“While science of reading advocates claim to be research-based, decades of reading scholarship
have recognized reading as complex, multidimensional, and mediated by social and cultural
practices.”
ILA, The Reading Teacher
November 2, 2023
httpsila.onlinelibrary.wiley.comdoi10.1002trtr.2258

Dr. Michael Paff
Bio
Dr. Michael Paff is a school psychologist at a high school in upstate NY, a licensed psychologist
in private practice at Psychological and Educational Solutions of the Hudson Valley
(httpwww.psychedhv.com), and an adjunct professor in the school psychology program at
Marist College. He has almost 20 years of experience working with students from pre-k thru college.

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The One About:
Writing Research with Stephen Ciullo and Alyson Collins
Article #1
The findings from this study raise substantial concerns about the preparation to teach writing
general and special education teachers receive in their preservice program.
“Special and General Education Teachers’ Beliefs About Writing and Writing Instruction”
Steve Graham, EdD, Alyson A. Collins, PhD, and Stephen Ciullo, PhD
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00222194221092156
Article #2
More emphasis needs to be placed on teaching writing and reading together. Such instruction
and research on its effectiveness needs to be expanded so that teachers and schools have
access to a more nuanced, integrated, and spiraled model or combining writing, reading, and
content instruction.
“Writing Expository Essays from Social Studies Texts: A Self-Regulated Strategy Development
Study”
Collins, Alyson A.; Ciullo, Stephen; Graham, Steve;
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1306487
Dr. Stephen Ciullo
Bio:
Stephen Ciullo is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Texas State University. His
research focuses on two topics. First, he studies the extent to which classroom writing
instruction provided to students with disabilities aligns with research evidence, and how
observed instruction relates to students’ writing performance. Second, Stephen is interested in
interventions that enhance teachers’ effectiveness in the area of writing and content-area
knowledge.
Dr. Alyson Collins
Bio:
Alyson Collins is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.
She is a Dyslexia Therapist/Academic Language Therapist and is a member of the Academic
Language Therapy Association.

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The One About…

Dr. Pamela Snow’s Call to Action: School Leaders 

Article

“School Leaders and Reading Instruction: Time to demand LESS than more autonomy”

http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2023/10/school-leaders-and-science-of-reading.html?m=1

Bio

https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/pcsnow

Blog:

The Snow Report

http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/

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Highlight:

“In all cases, the evidence will evolve over time, but you are expected to apply the highest standards as they apply today – not to do you own thing until every possible research question has been resolved.” 

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The One About…
An Attorney’s View on the Reading Recovery Lawsuit
Do they have a case?
What does this mean for Fountas and Pinnell?
Will Ohio State University go in the same direction as Columbia University?
John McGrath is a New York attorney representing parents and their children in meetings of
school district Committees on Special Education and section 504. He also represents them in
special education and section 504 due process hearings and appeals. He was a member of the
Mineola School Board from 1997 to 2012.
Email address: [email protected]

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The One About…
The Reading Recovery Lawsuit with Steve Dykstra

The Reading Recovery Council of North America filed a lawsuit against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Dr. Steve Dykstra joins us to discuss this breaking news!
We also asked Steve to respond to Bruce Howlett’s revised blog that originally appeared on the Learning by Design website. Howlett and Jan Wasowicz have joined  forces to ignite a “Reading Shift” that pulls the best practices from both Balanced Literacy and Structured Literacy. Dr. Steve Dykstra has worked as a psychologist for  over thirty years in the public sector. He is a founding member of the Wisconsin Reading Coalition and Vice President of the Coalition for Reading Excellence.
Reading Recovery Press Release https://readingrecovery.org/press-release/
“The Reading Shift – Elevating Literacy Goals, Methods, and Discourse, in Unison”
By Bruce Howlett and Jan Wasowicz, Ph.D.

Memorable Quote:
“We have a choice – continue to debate traditional methods that haven’t produced widespread
and enduring literacy gains or excitedly embrace newer and deeper methods that provide a
path to near universal literacy gains across the English-speaking world.”

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The One About…Reading and Writing Go Together with Leah Mermelstein
Bio:
Leah Mermelstein Consulting (LMC) collaborates with school districts, educational professionals
and learning organizations to enhance K-6 literacy instruction and promote literacy
development. Leah Mermelstein is a literacy thought leader, published author, and passionate
writing, reading, and language development authority.
Her latest book is We Do Writing.
Website:
https://www.leahmermelstein.com/
Article:
“How Should We Combine Reading and Writing?” by Timothy Shanahan
Important quote:
“Given the extensive overlaps, it should be evident that combined instruction would be a lot
more efficient. When a school is trying to accomplish higher achievement that kind of efficiency
and teaching power is indispensable.”

https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-should-we-combine-reading-and-writing

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The One About…
Multicomponent Literacy Instruction with Bruce Howlett
Article:
Our Choice: Rapidly Translate, Evaluate and Adopt Innovative Literacy Methods or Prolong the Reading Wars
Bruce Howlett with Caitlin S. Howlett, Ph.D.
September 6, 2023
(Opinions presented are those of the guest authors and not necessarily those of SPELL-Links |
Learning By Design. They are presented to generate new insights, critical thinking, and solutions for educators and learners.)
Excerpt:
“As we will see, scholars have questioned the major points of contention — explicit teaching versus implicit learning, and word recognition versus meaning – and found them to be false dichotomies; what the two camps see as opposing concepts are so interdependent as to be inseparable. From this fresh perspective these thought leaders have crafted a new path forward for developmental literacy instruction.
This refreshing perspective has been hiding in plain sight, with its transformative concepts and methods wholly absorbed into the preexisting beliefs and values of both camps. So too, has a solution to the other pressing literacy improvement issue, the lack of a process to rapidly translate and evaluate innovative research into activities that any teacher could successfully use with any student.
We have a choice – continue to debate illusionary conflicts, keep talking past each other and attempting to convert the opposition to our side, while pushing for more time-consuming training — or we can move forward, embracing concepts and methods that clearly supersede – but do not negate – our present beliefs, values and practices.” – Bruce and Caitlin Howlett, co-
authors of Sparking the Reading Shift

Link to the Article
https://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/
Bio:
Bruce Howlett applies his long experience in biological research at Cornell University
when developing innovative instruction for his special education students. For over 30
years, Bruce has worked with literacy researchers, speech therapists, and reading
teachers to create innovative instruction for long-struggling readers.
Sparking the Reading Shift is his fifth project.
Bruce believes in the power of innovative methods as his own difficulties with reading
fluency, spelling and listening dissipated when, at the age of 40, he began working with a speech therapist on phonemic awareness lessons for their mutual students.
Bruce is currently working on Sparking the Fluency Shift which combines 15 rehearsal
activities that allow the student to practice challenging words and phrases before reading short stories that are arranged by Lexile Level.
Contact:
Facebook - www.facebook.com/bruce.howlett1
Twitter – Sparking the Reading Shift
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The One About…
Margie Gillis on Storytelling and Oral Language
One way to enrich children's language experience is through the use of storytelling. Many studies have shown that children build vocabulary, use more complex sentences, and improve comprehension when frequently exposed to stories
Margie Gillis, Ed.D. founded Literacy How to bring knowledge-to-practice research to the classroom. Since it was founded, Literacy How has advanced teaching and learning by helping thousands of educators in hundreds of schools and districts to understand the science of reading and use evidence-based practices to succeed.
Webinar on Storytelling:

https://youtu.be/qltmbGGgMwc?si=QfwGUC5zBJUQMeyt
Oral Language information from the Literacy How Website
https://literacyhow.org/oral-language/

https://literacyhow.org/webinar/storytelling-pass-it-on/

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