In her article, Penn (2026) explores how instruction (in her example a phonic-based sorting activity) can unintentionally be racist. She discusses an activity in which her daughter, Jiselle, (with an African American accent) and her daughter’s friend, Samira, (with a … Continued
Emina McLean’s video ‘How to Teach Vocabulary and Why’ has some research based suggestions for teaching vocabulary that many teachers would find interesting. However, I have a couple of additional suggestions based on the memory and learning research: Link to … Continued
It has longed been argued that writing is not merely a way for students to demonstrate what they know, but a primary mechanism in understanding and learning across disciplines. In particular, writing can causally contribute to reading development. This post … Continued
This episode discusses a school wide writing program based around a school post office. The discussion centres around the process of running the program and the benefits of the program. ReferencesBrandt, L. (2025). Motivation by mail: Increasing writing opportunities and … Continued
Once students have learned to read, quantity of reading and deeper interpretation of texts become even more critical. In their podcast, Aerila et al. (2026), present a range of ideas for igniting creativity in reading instruction which their research has … Continued