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In my last blog, I replied to a teacher’s question about teaching a love of reading. She noted the many recent reports of declines in pleasure reading (e.g., Horowitch, 2026). I pointed out that this decline is not just a recent tren...
Blast from the Past: This entry first appeared on March 11, 2023, and is being reissued on July 25, 2026. The reason for bringing it back is due to the great loss of instruction that has occurred since the COVID disaster. Chronic absenteeism rates have soared, and many kids aren’t even coming to school (Barragan Torres, 2025; U. S. Department of Education, 2025). These days, schools are often struggling with teacher absences too (Hansen, Aggarwal, & Wagner, 2025). This blog explains why amount of reading instruction is so important and it provides practical advice about how to...
In the last posting, in response to a middle school teacher’s query, I explained why fluency instruction deserved attention in secondary school. I shared information showing growth in fluency during the middle school years, that instr...
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