We’ve pared down hundreds of studies to 10 you shouldn’t miss—from what AI can (and can’t) do to the neuroscience of brain synchrony.
— Read on www.edutopia.org/article/10-most-significant-education-studies-2023
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In this article by Margaret of the Hoover Institution- several alternatives are posited.
Lynn Olson Enthusiasm for the science of reading, a body of research pointing to the importance of understanding letter-sound relationships as the basic…
— Read on www.future-ed.org/teaching-children-to-read-one-state-at-a-time/
At Curriculum Associates, we believe all students can become skilled readers, and the best way to get them there is explicit, systematic, and evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in the body of research that has proven that teaching students to read is an art and a science. These beliefs are at the core of our Magnetic Reading K–5 resources, designed to take every student from foundational skills to reading fluency.
Reading Is a Complex Process
Thousands of international, interdisciplinary, scientific, and educational studies have pinpointed what— and, crucially, how—we must teach students who are learning to read. The resulting evidence forms the foundation of reading science. Humans are not hardwired to read in the same way we are to speak. We must all be explicitly taught to decipher the “code,” beginning with these word recognition skills:
• Phonological Awareness: the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds of spoken language
• Phonics: the ability to map sounds onto letters or combinations of letters (i.e., sound spellings)
• Recognition of High-Frequency Words: the ability to automatically identify and read words that occur most often in text As students move systematically from learning to read to reading to learn, these language comprehension skills are essential for students to become proficient readers:
• Literacy Knowledge (Genres and Text Features): knowledge specific to understanding the features of literary and informational text
• Background Knowledge (Content and Cultural): information stored in the brain based on prior experiences of topics and ideas
• Verbal Reasoning: the ability to draw conclusions by connecting new information to what is already known
• Language Structures: the knowledge of word meanings and how they are combined into meaningful sentences
More recent research has proven that there are additional contributors to skilled reading. These contributors form bridging processes both within and across word recognition and language comprehension (Nation, 2019):
• Literacy Knowledge (Concepts of Print): knowledge specific to understanding how print works, such as reading it from left to right and top to bottom in English
• Fluency: the ability to read with accuracy, automaticity, intonation/inflection, and proper phrasing
• Vocabulary Knowledge: the ability to understand the meanings of words and phrases The students themselves also play a key role in reading success. Skilled readers utilize active selfregulation strategies to maintain engagement with the text (Duke & Cartwright, 2021).
Active self-regulation includes:
• Motivation and Engagement: the interest and desire to read that leads to active reading
• Use of Comprehension Strategies: deliberate actions that help readers construct meaning
Feedback from an artificial intelligence tool helped teachers in a college class improve their practice, a new study shows.
— Read on www.edweek.org/technology/ai-can-coach-teachers-heres-how-it-works/2023/06
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How can AI be developed to help advance teaching? For beginners, it needs to put teachers front and center, according to a new report from the United States Department of Education.
— Read on thejournal.com/articles/2023/06/01/the-role-of-ai-in-assisting-teachers-and-in-formative-assessments-of-students.aspx
According to a recent survey, while nearly nine in 10 schools have adopted a learning management system that every teacher is supposed to use, fondness for functionality is hit-and-miss. While 85% of respondents said their schools have adopted an LMS, only two-thirds (64%) reported being satisfied with the current choice.
— Read on thejournal.com/articles/2021/08/05/educators-say-meh-to-school-lms-choice.aspx