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Blast from the Past: This entry first appeared on August 19, 2018, and was reposted on October 3, 2026. The reason for reposting is because research on the pedagogical value of morphology teaching continues to burgeon. What might have been...
Should We Still Teach Close Reading? Blast from the Past: The Common Core State Standards introduced the idea of “close reading,” in elementary reading instruction. I wrote a version of this entry on June 18, 2012, hoping to explain a concept that was new to many puzzled teachers. Since then, some states have revised or replaced their English Language Arts standards, which has shifted attention away from close reading. This blog entry represents an extensive revision of the earlier version. The Common Core State Standards encouraged teachers to engage students in “close rea...
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...
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