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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Oct 27

    Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way? 60 years after “Why Johnny Can’t Read,” ed schools are still teaching teachers to teach kids to read in ways we know don’t work.https://nyti.ms/2AufnKw 

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      1. Marcus T Anthony‏ @marcusTanthony1 Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        The professor who is philosophically opposed to teaching phonics to beginner readers because the studies which show it works “are just their science.” How did some branches of academia become so dumb?

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      1. Kieran Harrington‏ @KIERHARR1NGTON Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        English (eg) has 44 natural sounds (phonemes), but 200+ invented symbols (graphemes); this association needs explicit teaching. Reading & writing are not 'natural', they are components of a system invented by humans to symbolise natural language. Teachers: do not be afraid!

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      2. Carl‏ @Heimdayl Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker @RufusWilliam

        Phonics is an essential part of learning to read but we must remember that there are vast numbers of words in the English language that are not phonetic in nature. Learning to read by word recognition for shorter words assists children to develop a basic vocabulary that can then

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      3. Carl‏ @Heimdayl Oct 27
        Replying to @Heimdayl @sapinker @RufusWilliam

        be added to by using phonics. Sight reading increases students desire to read and had been proven to work. And once children are able to read basic words then introduce phonics to assist them with harder language.

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      4. Carl‏ @Heimdayl Oct 27
        Replying to @Heimdayl @sapinker @RufusWilliam

        And remember:pic.twitter.com/zFF5wWexrp

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      5. Earl Kralik‏ @earlkralik Oct 28
        Replying to @Heimdayl @sapinker @RufusWilliam

        What’s wrong with starting with phonics and then teaching the exceptions and contradictions as they’re encountered? That’s how I taught my daughter (she was falling behind at school) and now she reads very well.

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      6. Carl‏ @Heimdayl Oct 28
        Replying to @earlkralik @sapinker @RufusWilliam

        And “phonic dependent” students find reading a massive challenge, even using phonics to spell CAT. “The cat sat on the mat” becomes “ Th-e the, c-a-t cat, s-a-t sat, o-n on, th-e the, m-a-t mat.”

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      2. James Huddleston‏ @VaguelyJames Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Because the education system is run by unions who don’t care about outcomes. They only care about pay and benefits for their members. It’s a completely broken operation. I hope smart people like you can help fix it.

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      3. Joseph Mason‏ @mjjoe4 Oct 27
        Replying to @VaguelyJames @sapinker

        No they are run by school districts that are bureaucratic systems that inherently slow to change.

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      1. Brad ' 🐙 🌐' Hemak‏ @hemakhemak Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        We have computer programs that can teach kids better. That might be a good way to move education.

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      1. John Bald‏ @JohnBaldLangLit Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Nice to read this. The key lies in brain research and the ways in which connections are made and consolidated. The reading wars, alas, are like religious wars, and barely influenced by reason. Did you read that book I left with you?

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      1. Aaron Centaaar‏ @centaaar Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        After reading the article and most of the comments, it seems the writer has missed or intentionally left out some of the nuance and complexity of the subject (a common theme nowadays in our character-limited "fast-food media" world). Constantly SMH: what can be done?

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      2. Irish Doris‏ @Irish_Doris Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        I was taught picnics as a child (30+years ago🤨)& that in turn taught me how to spell words proficiently. I don’t know why it fell out of favour but it seems to be back in my 4yo son’s school. My once vehemently ‘reluctant’ reader now points out & reads signs wherever we go 🙂

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      3. Alan Shaw‏ @gottapulse Oct 27
        Replying to @Irish_Doris @sapinker

        What is “picnics”?

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      4. Dario‏ @dariocontrario Oct 27
        Replying to @gottapulse @Irish_Doris @sapinker

        "phonics" + autocorrect?

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      5. Irish Doris‏ @Irish_Doris Oct 27
        Replying to @dariocontrario @gottapulse @sapinker

        Indeed 🤨

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      6. Dario‏ @dariocontrario Oct 27
        Replying to @Irish_Doris @gottapulse @sapinker

        Should "reading through autocorrect" be taught in schools too? 🤔😁 Just joking... But I'd definitely love to be taught picnics

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      7. Irish Doris‏ @Irish_Doris Oct 28
        Replying to @dariocontrario @gottapulse @sapinker

        Plus in my day, the didn’t have autocorrect 🤔🤨🙂

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      8. Dario‏ @dariocontrario Oct 28
        Replying to @Irish_Doris @gottapulse @sapinker

        Neither in mine. But I did have a relentlessly patient set of teachers and relatives willing to help📚

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      2. Michigan Whig Party‏ @MIWhig Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        When I saw the title, I thought they meant we should be reading from right to left, misleading...

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      3. Rough Patches‏ @Rough_Patches Oct 27
        Replying to @MIWhig @sapinker

        That would be something more like "why are we still teaching kids to read the wrong way"

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