readicide

A link to the complete text of Readicidewill be made available on the Radical on January 14th and our asynchronous conversation with Kelly will take place from January 18th to January 22nd.

They can read, they can search and find information, they can cut and paste, but if you ask them to evaluate, analyze, or synthesize, they really struggle.

Gallagher:In the middle of my career I was heavily influenced by Jim Cox, who is a guru in assessment.

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Posted at 07:41 AM in My Reading List, Teaching Practice, Testing |

You even go as far as to argue that failing to take a stand against Readicide is downright unconscionable.

They might just convince you that stopping by next week is an opportunity that you just can't miss:

Ferriter: Throughout Readicide, you talk about how reading instruction in American classrooms has changed, responding to today's demands for accountability and testing.

Keep WYTIWYG in the forefront of your mind.

Gallagher:In the middle of my career I was heavily influenced by Jim Cox, who is a guru in assessment.

Gallagher: When teachers see what recent brain research says about the testing movement, when they see that test scores on NAEP and other assessments have remained stagnant, when they see that the $1 billion spent on Reading First did not produce test scores that were any higher than students who did not participate in the program, when they see the dwindling number of students who still read for enjoyment, then they are open to hearing what I have to say about Readicide.