Finally! I have answers!
I taught fifth graders 2010-2022. In those years we did readers workshop. Somewhere in that time we adopted Units of Study. I struggled teaching this curriculum and felt frustrated because my students didn’t make progress. When I would bring up my concerns with administrators, I was told all the other teachers love the program and their students were excelling. What did I do? I turned to Heinemann Publishing to buy more resources to help me help my students, but it didn’t help. I retired before I wanted because I felt ineffective. Thank you for validating my concerns. Wishing I could have helped my students better, though.
Lisa&Dutch via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/26/24
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Thank you Emily Hanford for shining a light on this important topic and for helping give a voice to those students (and parents) who are struggling through reading curricula that are not based in science or data.
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Emily Hanford is a great synthesizer, taking complex information and making it palpable for those outside of education. This podcast should be #1 because we should all be talking about why our kids aren’t reading and what we can do better.
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