Resources/Schedule

Matt Renwick
Dec 23, 2022
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This page organizes resources from monthly text studies.

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Below is the schedule for current plus upcoming studies and is subject to change. Subscribers will be notified of any updates via email.

January 2023: The Science of Reading and the Media, Part 1[Free for all]

Home - Literacy Research Association

Text: “The Science of Reading and the Media: Is Reporting Biased?” by Maren Aukerman (Literacy Research Association, 2022)

February 2023: The Science of Reading and the Media, Parts 2 & 3

Home - Literacy Research Association

Text: “The Science of Reading and the Media: Does the Media Draw on High-Quality Reading Research?” and “The Science of Reading and the Media:  How Do Current Reporting Patterns Cause Damage?” by Maren Aukerman (Literacy Research Association, 2022)

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The Science of Reading and the Media: A Conversation with Maren Aukerman
Listen now (46 min) | Several esteemed colleagues and I engaged in a question-and-answer session with Maren Aukerman around her three articles for the Literacy Research Association: Part 1: The Science of Reading and the Media: Is Reporting Biased? Part 2: The Science of Reading and the Media: Does the Media Draw on High-Quality Reading Research…
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Read by Example
The Science of Reading and the Media: A Conversation with Maren Aukerman
Watch now (46 min) | Several esteemed colleagues and I engaged in a question-and-answer session with Maren Aukerman around her three articles for the Literacy Research Association: Part 1: The Science of Reading and the Media: Is Reporting Biased? Part 2: The Science of Reading and the Media: Does the Media Draw on High-Quality Reading Research…
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3 months ago · Matt Renwick

March 2023: Spring Break - No Study

April 2023: Equity and Literacy

Text: “Making sense of reading’s forever wars” by Leah Durán and Michiko Hikida
(Kappan Magazine, May 2, 2022)

  • Discussion thread (full subscribers)

  • Video recording archive (full subscribers)

  • Podcast

May 2023: Independent Reading

Text: Trusting Readers: Powerful Practices for Independent Reading by Jennifer Scoggin, Hannah Schneewind (Heinemann, 2021, excerpt will be provided)

  • Discussion Thread (to be posted May 2)

  • Virtual Conversation (Zoom, May 9, 5:30 P.M. CST)

  • Podcast (recorded conversation to be posted May 16)

June 2023: A Different Approach to Reading Instruction

Text: The Science of Reading Movement: The Never-Ending Debate and the Need for a Different Approach to Reading Instruction by P.L. Thomas

  • Discussion Thread: Tuesday, June 6

  • Virtual Conversation via Zoom: Tuesday, June 13, 5:30 P.M. CST

  • Podcast (recorded conversation to be posted Friday, June 23)

Summer 2023: The 3-Book Challenge

All subscribers are invited to engage in pleasure reading during the summer.

The challenge: Read at least three (3) books, one in each of the following categories:

  • A non-educational nonfiction book

  • A work of fiction (any sub-genre)

  • A genre you typically do not read

Look for more details as summer gets closer!

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