@AlfredTatum
 Colorado and Illinois, USA
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Foul: With the exception of two schools, 50% are not proficient. No advanced reporting. Why This Connecticut District’s Reading Scores Are Outstripping Expectations flip.it/l0WhdQ

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The District expected 66% to 83% to fail in the U.S. in 2025/6.
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Looking forward to this conversation in Los Angeles tomorrow. Literacy scholar at work.
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Will the science of reading or the reading brain adapt in the AI world? To what extent have they already adapted? Are there specific implications for advanced & expert reading for students who have moved beyond the primary grades? Qs we continue to wrestle with in our Center.
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There is a history of the adaptation of the reading brain. Have all adaptations of the reading brain stopped? If not, the science of reading is not settled. As educators and researchers, we must continue to interrogate and research to make advances.
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The MSU Denver Literacy Research Center and Clinic is conducting an Early Adolescent Literacy Impact study that teaches 4th and 5th grade students how to read and write across multiple texts and disciplines in 1-hour lessons. We are studying a multidimensional reading model.
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Struggling and non-struggling readers and writers read a minimum of 800 words each 1-hour lesson.
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Teach reading, writing, and knowledge with the utmost intensity. Our kids’ heads will not explode. I know because I try to make their heads explode and I fail every time. Dr. Alfred W. Tatum
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Working to move U.S. students, both struggling and non-struggling readers and writers to advanced levels, is the hill I am willing to die on. You will never convince me this is impossible. Dr. Alfred W. Tatum
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Fair! Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books flip.it/kESW8-

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Fair! (Because of additional supports) Still, advanced literacy will remain elusive. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/co…

Governor DeWine sets up the science of reading for sustained success

Ohio’s adoption of the science of reading is off to a strong start, thanks to Gov. DeWine and the General Assembly. We look at new examples of how this rigorous implementation will continue so that...

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Foul! hechingerreport.org/new-york…

Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work?

‘Can I get a refund?': Literacy experts say new teacher training course could move the state backward

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Many states use similar criteria & rubrics to approve reading programs. Citing similar research in the program’s description is recommended/required. Yet, advanced reading outcomes remain elusive. Are new criteria needed to approve core, supplemental, & intervention programs?
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While AI cannot be duped to focus on average and mediocre outcomes, teachers are still the best option to move majority of our nation’s students to advanced literacy outcomes .
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Foul! A teacher-free AI school is coming to Chicago, with tuition at $55,000 a year chicagotribune.com/2026/03/2…

A teacher-free AI school is coming to Chicago, with tuition at $55,000 a year

Alpha School, a network of AI-based private schools will open a K-8 campus in the Chicago Loop in the fall. For 55,000 per year, lessons are delivered through AI-powered software and condensed into...

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Foul! - Teachers’ pay will not raise student achievement to advanced levels. North Carolina Gov. Outlines Education Priorities to Crowd of Educators, Policymakers flip.it/jQcW46

North Carolina Gov. Outlines Education Priorities to Crowd of Educators, Policymakers

He said teacher pay raises are needed to raise student outcomes, pointing out that the state’s average teacher salary ranks 48th in the nation.Gov. Josh Stein on Monday outlined his education …

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Fair ball! gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable…

Keeping English Learners in Science and Social Studies Classrooms

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Foul! - Bipartisan Science of Reading Bill Passes House Committee @The74 the74million.org/article/bip…

Bipartisan Science of Reading Bill Passes House Committee

The legislation would prevent states from allowing what one member called ‘discredited approaches.’

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Now that baseball season is here, I am calling foul on every news article and legislative action that tout ‘small’ reading solutions or solutions that will miss the mark.
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