Steve Amendum
@amendum.bsky.social
Professor in @UDSOE at @UDelaware | interests in early reading intervention, multilingual learners, and elem teacher PD
A compelling read! textproject.org/misunderstan...
How Misunderstandings of Text Complexity May Have Widened the Achievement Gap
Misconceptions about the complexity of classroom texts for beginning readers led teachers to de-emphasize independent reading practice.
textproject.org
March 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A compelling read! textproject.org/misunderstan...
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Multilingual Students Benefit When Grade-level And Specialist Teachers Collaborate
Bringing ESL and grade-level teachers together in a yearlong, job-embedded professional learning experience increases student learning.
learningforward.org
January 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New article alert (open access!!): learningforward.org/journal/buil... @learningforward.bsky.social #TheLearningPro.
Rethinking Reading
www.aft.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reposted by Steve Amendum
What should adolescent literacy interventions include? In this open access article, Strong and colleagues describe Read STOP Write. Focuses on multisyllabic decoding, text structure, reading, and writing. #SOR ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy | ILA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Many adolescent readers experience difficulties comprehending informational text, which may result from underlying difficulties with foundational skills (e.g., word recognition and fluency), knowledg...
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
What should adolescent literacy interventions include? In this open access article, Strong and colleagues describe Read STOP Write. Focuses on multisyllabic decoding, text structure, reading, and writing. #SOR ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....