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Exploring Differing Assumptions in Reading Science – Emotions and Reading


Dr. Andrew Johnson is a Reading Specialist and a Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Literacy at Minnesota State University.  I, David Boulton, am a Learning Activist with Learning Stewards. Dr. Johnson and I have very different views about reading and the process of learning to read. We agreed to learn together and respectfully challenge each other as we identify and explore the assumptions that underlie our differences.

In this our 3rd conversation we explore a number of reading related topics and assumptions, including those listed below. As you are listening, if something piques your interest, look below for links to further learning resources.

Reid Lyon – “Ask themselves what does it take”: https://rb.gy/k3jf7
Reid Lyon (Background): https://rb.gy/5qmz5
Children of the Code Interviewees: https://rb.gy/ewwp3
Mental Models / Magic Glasses: https://rb.gy/7rs1v
Self-Esteem: https://rb.gy/rox1r
Mississippi (Barksdale): https://rb.gy/v27th
Emily Hanford: https://rb.gy/0lre9
Paradigm Inertia: https://rb.gy/f4y85
Louisa Moats: https://rb.gy/hpcu0
Reading Shame: https://rb.gy/08oty
How Strugglers Feel: https://rb.gy/9ieyj
Artificial Learning: https://rb.gy/a1w1t
Automaticity: https://rb.gy/uz7uy
Motivational Difference: https://rb.gy/z8vxs
Instructional Confusion / Dysteachia: https://rb.gy/hpo17
Blame the Child: https://rb.gy/6ze5i
Downward Spiral of Shame: https://rb.gy/6ljmg
4th Grade Slump: https://rb.gy/ei7d4
THE ASSUMPTION: https://rb.gy/o0ccx
Hart-Risley Language Studies: https://rb.gy/l1h9y
Artificially Complex: https://rb.gy/tv97c
Word Recognition and Comprehension: https://rb.gy/jxm7w & https://rb.gy/t0suu & https://rb.gy/695vj
Interactive Orthography: https://rb.gy/8eevi
Mind-Shame: https://rb.gy/ys7d4
Redefining Learning: https://rb.gy/rqoub
Multinational Studies: https://rb.gy/b2pjv

Thank you, Dr. Johnson!
Thank you (now reading this)!

Errata – at one point in the conversation I used the word nanoseconds. I was being figurative. The processing at issue is in the milliseconds range.

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