I founded Ravinia Reading Center, only reading clinic on Earth owned and staffed entirely by speech-language pathologists. Pro-science. Uncompromising.
Highland Park, Illinois
Joined December 2011
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The #scienceofreading isn’t all that and a bag of chips.
The "science of reading" has not provided good evidence that systematic phonics is especially effective. No evidence that required SSP has improved reading outcomes in England over past decade. Here is summary of evidence over past 20 years : PsyArXiv.psyarxiv.com/xz4yn/
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Is it me or linguistics is one of the only scientific fields where non-experts think they know more than actual experts? It doesn't seem as prevalent in fields like, say, physics or medicine
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I’ve always loved the way language is punctuated by places: jeans are ‘from Genoa’, denim is from Nîmes in France, suede from Sweden, mayonnaise from Minorca’s Port Mahon, damask from Damascus, sardines and sardonic from Sardinia, and spruce (both the tree and a neat appearance) from Prussia.
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kinda absurd that students go through years of language/literature education in K-12 schools with almost 0 years of linguistics. It’s like teaching about living things but not have biology as a topic. If “language” is important for K-12, so is linguistics as its science
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the -ty in twenty, thirty, forty, etc. is from Old English -tig "group of ten"
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When did ed reporters, not Ts, become experts on teaching K-12 kids 2 read & write? How is it possible, that Ts are suddenly fawning on them? One thing is 2 offer advice as a writer & another is 2 tell Ts how 2 teach. (1/2)
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'The popular term science of reading is singular (rather
than the more accurate plural, sciences of reading) to
reinforce its singular authority by positioning alternatives as unscientific." (Gabriel, 2020) @OHEducation @GovMikeDeWine
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Parenting is having Moana stuck in your head until you have Encanto stuck in your head until you have Matilda stuck in your head until
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"The etymology of 'wanderlust' is a very simple one.... Wanderlust is a lust for wandering. The word comes from German, in which 'wandern' means 'to hike or roam about,' and 'Lust'means 'pleasure or delight.'" #etymology merriam-webster.com/dictiona…
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FANCY-PANTS is defined by cross-reference as LA-DI-DA.
And you say lexicographers aren't fun.
merriam-webster.com/dictiona…
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When I broke my habit of people pleasing, I realized I wasn't actually being nice. I was doing (most) things out of obligation, to not disappoint people, and so that I didn't feel have to feel guilty. There were selfish motivations behind my actions.
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We've been encouraged by management to establish firm and healthy boundaries with library patrons, but I guess I took it too far; apparently we do still have to talk to them sometimes.
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Music schools will claim to educate you, then tell you there are three syllables in the word “triplet”
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Breaking news: function words more common than content words
In Nicola Sturgeon’s speech the words ‘I’, ‘me’ and ‘my’ were used 153 times.
’Scotland’ was only mentioned 11 times
spectator.co.uk/article/full…
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Can we stop blaming deaf children for the choices made by others on their behalf?
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A patron approaches the reference desk looking disoriented.
"So... is this the library?"
"It sure is."
"Well, this isn't where I want to be."
"You and me both."
