Today I'm sharing a recent podcast episode that really made me think.
Here's what I'm beginning to ask myself ... have we overcorrected in our enthusiasm for structured literacy? In other words, are we so excited about what we've learned about the English language that we're teaching more than our students need to know?
Could all this extra teaching slow down our students' progress?
Dr. Kearns challenges teachers to find the right balance between what students to know versus what technical knowledge belongs solely in a teacher’s toolkit.
