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Problems in Special Ed World: The Medical Model, Segregated Instruction, and Systemic Racism
Season 15 Episode 15
This podcast further explores problems in Special Ed World. Addressed here: (a) the medical model used to understand "disabilities", (b) standardize…
4 years, 3 months ago
Maslow's Theory of Motivation: Why We Must Look Beyond Behaviors
Season 15 Episode 14
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) was among the earliest pioneers in humanistic psychology (sometimes referred to as growth psychology or third wave psychol…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Special Education Silo
Season 15 Episode 13
I used to describe special education as a field – as in “the field of special education.” And indeed, it used to be a field. You can see this field…
4 years, 3 months ago
Problems in Special Ed World: Reading Instruction and Other Things
Season 15 Episode 12
:n our current educational system, standardized tests are used to assess the quality of the student-products as they move along the 13-year conveyor …
4 years, 3 months ago
FAST READING FREDDY
Season 15 Episode 11
Fast-Reading Freddy was a second-grade student. His father contacted me because, according to him, his son had reading problems. The scores on read…
4 years, 3 months ago
THE BIG, BIG PICTURE FOR READING INSTRUCTION
Season 15 Episode 10
The podcast examines the big, big picture related to reading instruction. Four big ideas are presented here:
1. A reading teacher’s number one job sho…
4 years, 3 months ago
Testing Madness: A Cause of Ineffective Reading Instruction
Season 15 Episode 9
One cause of ineffective reading instruction is an un-understanding of how the brain creates meaning with print. The other is testing madness. The nu…
4 years, 3 months ago
Eye Movement and Miscue Analysis
Season 15 Episode 8
Eye movement research tells us much about reading and the reading process. This type of research looks at eye movement as people are engaged in auth…
4 years, 3 months ago
STOP CORRECTING MISTAKES AND TELLING STUDENTS TO SOUND OUT WORDS!
Season 15 Episode 7
When students make a mistake or miscue during oral reading, our first impulse is to jump in and correct the mistake. We need to stop doing this. This…
4 years, 3 months ago
A Cause of Ineffective Reading Instruction: An Un-Understanding of the Reading Process
Season 15 Episode 6
One cause of ineffective reading instruction is the lack of understanding related to the reading process. More specifically, inaccurate information …
4 years, 3 months ago