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| | Suppose one tries to debate the Science of Reading (SoR) and what it is precisely. They will likely be met by cognitive psychologists, parents, and educators who are insistent about the importance of neuroscience. Trying to understand how the brain works and why some children have learning disabilities has existed for decades. I'm staring at an old textbook special education teachers used: Alexander Bannatyne's 1971Language, Reading, and Learning Disabilities: Psychology, Neuropsychology, Diagnosis, and Remediation.
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| | #CogSciSci is a grassroots collective of science teachers who are interested in promoting the use of Cognitive Science in the teaching of science. No one really remembers exactly how it started and no one is "in charge." Generally, we just aim to support each other, steal ideas, and become better teachers. We get a lot...
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| | Rebecca Redelmeier writes in Chalkbeat about passage of a new law in Pennsylvania mandating the use of "evidence-based" reading instruction. By that, they mean that teachers should teach reading by relying on what is called "the science of reading." This terminology is based on a federal report that was released to the public in 2000,...
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| Michael Rowe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa.