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Blast from the Past: This entry first dropped on October 26, 2019, and was reissued on January 24, 2026. The only change is an update to the NAEYC statement (it was in draft form when originally cited). Teacher question: What does r...
Blast from the Past: This blog first posted on August 13, 2022. There was no incident that led me to repost this on December 13, 2025, just my own sense that it would be a good idea to revisit this much neglected aspect of teaching students to understand text. Originally, there was no podcast of this and now there is, and this updated version includes both a link to that podcast as well as to the original blog that elicited 23 thoughtful comments. What Teachers Need to Know about Sentence Comprehension Awhile back, I posted an opinion piece calling for the explicit teaching of sentence compr...
The whole point of Shanahan on Literacy is to encourage and support higher reading achievement. Towards that end, each year I recommend the highest rated literacy charities. I recognize that, like me, you have deep commitments to child...
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