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5 Ways We’ve Been Teaching Reading Wrong

While human brains are evolutionarily wired for oral language, they are not wired for reading.

Joey DruryJoey Drury #phonics#literacy#reading
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  1. 27
    Apr

    The Role of Connected Text in Transitioning from Phonics to Fluency

    A child can get all the way through a page and still not really be reading. Children are smart. They can lean on a picture, memorize a pattern, and complete a sentence well enough to keep the story moving. To the adult beside them, it can…

    Stephen Robins · 3 min ·#phonics · #science-of-reading
  2. 13
    Mar

    What to Look For in an Adaptive Phonics Tool

    Not all adaptive phonics tools are created equal. Here's what adaptation actually requires, what makes it hard to do well, and the honest limits of what software can do.

    Joey Drury · 6 min ·#product · #adaptive-learning
  3. 10
    Mar

    5 Phonics Games for the Classroom

    Five low-prep phonics games that actually build decoding skills — and the small design choices that make each one work better than a worksheet.

    Joey Drury · 4 min ·#classroom · #activities
  4. 7
    Mar

    Understanding the Science of Reading

    Science of Reading has become a rallying cry, a policy phrase, and a source of confusion. Here's what the research actually says and what it implies for teaching.

    Joey Drury · 5 min ·#research · #science-of-reading
  5. 4
    Mar

    Decodable Readers: The Bridge to Fluency

    Decodable readers give early readers a book they can actually read on their own. Here's why they work, what to look for in a good one, and when to stop using them.

    Joey Drury · 4 min ·#phonics · #classroom
  6. 1
    Mar

    Why Systematic Phonics Works

    Systematic phonics outperforms other approaches across decades of research — here's what 'systematic' actually means, what the evidence says, and where it fits in a classroom.

    Joey Drury · 4 min ·#phonics · #research