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The Importance of Academic Journals: John Stossel Doesn't Know What they Are
Season 25 Episode 16
Below are seven big ideas that you should take from this chapter.
1. Having a body of knowledge is important in any field.
2. Disagreement followed by …
7 months, 1 week ago
Dyslexia Summits, Disinvitations, and Reading Camps
Season 25 Episode 15
Let’s review. A couple of months ago, I recorded an online interview for a dyslexia summit. I also put together and recorded a short video presenta…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
John Stossel: My Adventure in Television – Part I
Season 25 Episode 14
It is very hard to have a serious and substantive discussion about a topic like reading instruction with somebody whose knowledge base is shallow and…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Dyslexia Summits, Disinvitations, and Abrasiveness
Season 24 Episode 14
The abrasiveness of a writing tone is determined largely by the cognitive framework held by the reader. A cognitive framework is the mentally constr…
8 months ago
Academic Buzzwords, Weasel Words, and Propagating Lexiconic Locution: Claude Goldenberg, and the International Dyslexia Association
Season 24 Episode 13
This podcast describes the following:
Words - sound groups that represent things in the real world.
Buzzwords - are words used to elicit an emotional …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Academic Buzzwords, Weasel Words, and Propagating Lexiconic Locution: Claude Goldenberg, and the International Dyslexia Association
This podcast defines the following:
Words - sound groups that represent things in the real world.
Buzzwords - are words used to elicit an emotional re…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Selective Umbrage: Emily Hanford is an Alexa App
Season 24 Episode 12
In a recent show, I referred to Emily Hanford as the Alexa App of reading instruction. This was a metaphor, a common literary device in which one ma…
10 months ago
Show Me "The Research'
Season 24 Episode 11
If somebody makes the claim that research says something, one has an obligation to have read a research article at least once in their life. And if …
10 months, 1 week ago
Legitimate Professional Development for Reading Teachers
Season 24 Episode 10
Legitimate professional development for teachers is necessary. I used the term ‘legitimate’ to exclude programs and services that are profit-based. …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Toadys, Transaction, and Reading Instruction
Season 24 Episode 9
Toadys sometimes call themselves “consultants”. They promote methods and say things that just happen to coincide with the products and services bein…
11 months, 1 week ago