https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub Curated by Dr. Katie Cunningham for EKC en-us 2022-01-16 09:31:25 UTC 2026-01-31 01:28:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/681510406/2a01686dd0a87bcffb481a82760fe159/ekc3.webp ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994084989 This conversation with Nell Duke dives into the science of reading as well as her article on reading comprehension. ]]> 2022-01-16 09:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994084989 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994395582 This Reading Research Quarterly article by Nell Duke and Kelly Cartwright explains the history of the “science of reading” as an interdisciplinary body of research on reading development. It discusses the Simple View of Reading (SVR), Scarborough’s Reading Rope, as well as the co-authors’ new framework for thinking about skilled reading known as the Active View of Reading.]]> 2022-01-16 15:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994395582 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994396341 This Reading Research Quarterly article is written by the researchers Hoover and Tunmer in response to the Duke and Cartwright article above. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994396341 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994400418 This article from The Reading Teacher by esteemed reading researchers Drs. Nell Duke, Alessandra Ward, and David Pearson explains clearly what we know works according to research when it comes to comprehension and can serve as a helpful anchor text for rethinking instruction. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994400418 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994401206 Have we been thinking about reading comprehension all wrong? Have we been equating reading comprehension as a skill like swimming? Once you learn to swim, you can do it in any water. But is that true of the multidimensional nature of reading comprehension? Does strong comprehension of one text transfer to comprehension of another? This article by Dr. Hugh Catts discusses how to promote reading comprehension based on research.  It’s a great follow up or precursor to the article above. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994401206 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994403645 This podcast from Amplify helps deconstruct Scarborough’s Reading Rope with particular attention to language comprehension development and the role of background knowledge and vocabulary.]]> 2022-01-16 15:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994403645 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994405429 This podcast episode discusses Beyond Decodables, the free, diverse decodable text collection created by Nell Duke’s former doctoral student, Dr. Julia Lindsey.]]> 2022-01-16 15:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994405429 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994407078 This webinar with Linda Farrell helps deconstruct decodable and leveled texts, their purposes, and how to use them instructionally. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994407078 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994408106 This Reading Rockets post by teacher Margaret Goldberg helps provide guidance on how to use early leveled texts to support students particularly as early writers. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994408106 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994409670 Phonemic awareness was a hot hot topic this year. This paper by leading reading researchers discusses the most recent research on phonemic awareness and what we know about linking sounds to print. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994409670 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994410615 In this post by Dr. Tim Shanahan, he discusses his thinking, as well as Dr. David Kilpatrick’s and Dr. Linnea Ehri’s thinking, about phonemic awareness, specifically advanced phonemic awareness and the preferred term phonemic proficiency.]]> 2022-01-16 15:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994410615 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994411325 This important conversation is far reaching and discusses early literacy instruction, the role of phonics instruction, the need for aligned-texts, and the pitfalls of all-or-nothing thinking. ]]> 2022-01-16 15:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994411325 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994412461 How do we create a sense of discovery and wonder about language? Consider how this blog post helps us consider how can we balance direct, explicit, sequential, and evidence-based instruction with inquiry?]]> 2022-01-16 15:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994412461 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994413893 Dr. Hugh Catts and Dr. Tiffany Hogan argue for the early identification of children at risk for dyslexia and the provision of instruction/intervention that is matched to their needs.

]]> 2022-01-16 15:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994413893 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994415336 Learn about the educational journey of a tenth grader who describes what it's been like to have dyslexia and the paths his education has taken.]]> 2022-01-16 16:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994415336 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994416722 Adding nuance and complexity to the discussion of dyslexia, Dr. Gaab emphasizes the ways educators can ensure that all students experience the joy of learning to read.]]> 2022-01-16 16:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994416722 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994417538 A highly technical paper but an important one for what we know about phonological processing and dyslexia (it’s more than phonemic awareness). ]]> 2022-01-16 16:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994417538 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994418746 This post from Keys to Literacy helps explain advanced word study and how to support students to grow in their decoding and encoding skills as they progress to more advanced, multisyllabic words. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994418746 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994419752 Dr. Devin Kearns is a leading researcher on syllabication as well as other aspects of skilled reading. In this episode of the Reading Matters Meetings with Dr. Mark Seidenberg and Dr. Molly Farry-Thorn, Dr. Kearns talks syllabication: key take-away: simple rules, lots of practice. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994419752 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994420624 Like phonemic awareness, syllabication was a hot topic this year. Dr. Tim Shanahan discusses recent research on teaching syllabication and the best use of instructional time to teach how to break longer words into smaller chunks.]]> 2022-01-16 16:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994420624 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994421481 This webinar is from 2020 but offers concrete, research-based strategies for making the reading of multisyllabic words easier for students. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994421481 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994422142 This article posits it’s time to reimagine grammar instruction based on sustained and cumulative research evidence. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994422142 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994423139 Morphological awareness is becoming a hot topic. Or at least a warm one. This post from the International Dyslexia Association helps break down morphological awareness as one piece of the literacy pie and how to support students with this critical bridging skill that supports word recognition development and language comprehension. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994423139 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994425386 Thanks to authors, illustrators, scholars, and publishers of color, the world of children’s literature is increasingly more representative of diverse society. This article takes a close look at the ways in which our text selections influence what we implicitly teach about race and gender. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994425386 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994425987 In this NCTE blog post, teacher and Stenhouse author Cristina Nosek discusses how to rethink and reframe at-home reading. Her small shifts are actionable and impactful. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994425987 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994427692 Translanguaging and translingual writing came to the forefront this year–rightfully so. In this article from Language Arts, the authors discuss how to foster translingual writing in English dominant classrooms. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994427692 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994428389 In this ILA blog post, the author discusses a highly actionable, simple, joyful approach to everyday writing that can really compliment your ongoing writers workshop curriculum. Supporting students to get stronger at the sentence level is both possible and critical! ]]> 2022-01-16 16:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994428389 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994429280 Reading and writing are reciprocal processes and by studying students’ writing we can be more attuned to potential challenges students may face with reading as evidenced by their spelling. In this Psychology Today post, Dr. Richard Gentry discusses what we can learn about a Kindergartener’s early literacy development by closely studying their writing. Dr. Gentry is one of the foremost, research-based voices on spelling! I anticipate spelling is going to be an increasingly hot topic as we move into 2022. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994429280 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994430469 Looking for simple ways to infuse more language development with students? In this ILA blog post, the author discusses ways to integrate academic vocabulary throughout the day. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994430469 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994433453 How do we begin to create change in our schools? In this blog post, Julie Wright discusses what she calls the Ted Lasso Effect or how to build capacity and create change through warmth, wisdom, and walk-throughs.]]> 2022-01-16 16:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994433453 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994434297 In this passionate interview, Kareen Weaver tells some hard truths the literacy community needs to confront.]]> 2022-01-16 16:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994434297 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994435182 This is Dec. 2020 but the work of Dr. Gholdy Muhammad needed to be represented here, particularly as we work towards equity-focused literacy instruction. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994435182 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994436283 Of course, COVID has challenged us and changed us. In this article, leading SEL researchers, Drs. Yong Zhao and Jim Watterston posit the changes we need now and in the future with an emphasis on curriculum that is student-centered, inquiry-based, authentic, and personal. ]]> 2022-01-16 16:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994436283 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994437044 COVID has magnified the trauma students encounter. In this Amplify podcast episode, leading trauma specialist Ricky Roberston offers concrete, actionable ways to support students who may need us most.]]> 2022-01-16 16:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994437044 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994437967 2022-01-16 16:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994437967 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994438186 2022-01-16 16:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994438186 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994438520 2022-01-16 16:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994438520 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994438809 2022-01-16 16:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994438809 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994439414 2022-01-16 16:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994439414 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994444813 2022-01-16 16:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994444813 ekc3 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994449908 2022-01-16 16:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/1994449908 erinlkent https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/2001807598 Free resource with sample decodables and more...]]> 2022-01-20 02:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/textsetclub/wish/2001807598