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The Best Resources On Reading Fluency (Including How To Measure It)
Quote Of The Day: “Writing Is Selection”
An Interesting “Take” On Research “Reproducibility”
Surprise, Surprise – New Research Finds Lectures Aren’t The Best Way To Teach
Banned Books Week Is Sept. 27- Oct. 3 – Here Are Related Resources
Video: This Looks Like An Important Animation Series On Racism
Excellent Article On Listening AND Writing Prompt I’ll Be Having Students Use With It
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The Best Resources On Reading Fluency (Including How To Measure It)

Reading at the demo 2 from Flickr via Wylio

I’ve published a zillion “Best” lists that are reading-related. I’ve also published quite a few posts on reading fluency, though I’ve never gathered them together.

So, first, I’ll share some of the most useful lists about reading. Then, I’ll share links to my fluency-related posts.

Here goes:

Now for posts on reading fluency:

"Webcam Research Helps Kids Improve Reading Fluency"

Measuring Reading Fluency

"FluencyTutor" Could Be A Useful Tool For Students To See Their Reading Progress

Literably Is An Excellent Reading Site — If Used With Caution

Talking To Students About Their Reading (& Their Data)

Reservations About Christian Science Monitor Column On "Slow Reading Movement"

Latest Results Of Our Home Computer Project

Assessments Are In For The Home Computer Project

Latest Assessment Results From Family Literacy Project

Reading Recs is a new feature of the extraordinary site, SAS Curriculum Pathways. It's a new tool that allows students to orally read and record passages that teachers can listen to at a later time.

Oral Reading Fluency Passage Generator | Copy paste any online text and get line-by-line word count! http://t.co/M7T0pkOoNm

— Jim Bentley (@Curiosity_Films) September 11, 2015

Dade Schools in Florida have created a massive collection of fluency tools for Ss. http://t.co/bIGvHcYwSV

— Jim Bentley (@Curiosity_Films) September 10, 2015

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Quote Of The Day: “Writing Is Selection”

Omission: Choosing what to leave out. is an article in The New Yorker by John McPhee.

It’s an interesting article on revision, though far too long to use with students. However, there are short sections that could be helpful.

Here’s one:

I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Getting Student Writers To "Buy-Into" Revision – Help Me Find More.

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An Interesting “Take” On Research “Reproducibility”

Last week, there was a lot of media attention to a report about scientific studies suggesting that over 60 percent of them fail to be reproduced. That’s really not new – you can see a post from last year titled This Is Interesting & Depressing: Only .13% Of Education Research Experiments Are Replicated.

The New York Times, though, ran a column that I thought had an intriguing “take” on the report. The column is titled Psychology Is Not in Crisis, and suggests that a failure to replicate is important for good science. Here’s an excerpt:

It’s good counsel for all of us to keep in mind when we hear the term “research-based” — we need to recognize that our students and schools are unique, and that research conclusions in one situation might not apply as effectively in our own classrooms.

I have links to other articles and posts and make similar points at The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.

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Surprise, Surprise – New Research Finds Lectures Aren’t The Best Way To Teach

Are College Lectures Unfair? is the headline of a column in The New York Times reviewing new research about the ineffectiveness of college lectures, though the same could be said, of course, about them in high school, too.

Their research talks about “active learning” being a better way, and they talk specifically about using low-stakes tests. Though inductive learning also provides plenty of opportunities for students to review the same material, and that’s my preferred instructional strategy (see
The Best Resources About Inductive Learning & Teaching).

Here’s an excerpt:

The Times article doesn’t include links to the original research, but you can find them here.

I’m adding this post to The Best Research Demonstrating That Lectures Are Not The Best Instructional Strategy.

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Banned Books Week Is Sept. 27- Oct. 3 – Here Are Related Resources

Banned Books Week takes place from September 27th to October 3rd.

You might be interested in The Best Resources For Banned Books Week.

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Video: This Looks Like An Important Animation Series On Racism

Racism: The Elephant in the room from Flickr via Wylio

The Atlantic has begun to publish a thirteen-part series of videos on race. These first two have been animations, and I assume the rest will be the same.

I’m adding these to A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism – Help Me Find More:

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Excellent Article On Listening AND Writing Prompt I’ll Be Having Students Use With It

How to Be a Better Listener is a very good article that appeared on The Scientific American’s site today.

What does the author suggest are ways people can become better listeners? Do you agree with her? To support your opinion, be sure to include specific examples drawn from your own experience, your observations of others, or any of your readings.

I’m adding this post to The Best Ideas To Help Students Become Better Listeners — Contribute More and to The Best Posts On Writing Instruction.