I founded Ravinia Reading Center, only reading clinic on Earth owned and staffed entirely by speech-language pathologists. Pro-science. Uncompromising.
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7 Dec 2019
The #scienceofreading isn’t all that and a bag of chips.
7 Dec 2019
The "science of reading" has not provided good evidence that systematic phonics is especially effective. No evidence that required SSP has improved reading outcomes in England over past decade. Here is summary of evidence over past 20 years : PsyArXiv.psyarxiv.com/xz4yn/
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Is it me or linguistics is one of the only scientific fields where non-experts think they know more than actual experts? It doesn't seem as prevalent in fields like, say, physics or medicine
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17 Jul 2023
I’ve always loved the way language is punctuated by places: jeans are ‘from Genoa’, denim is from Nîmes in France, suede from Sweden, mayonnaise from Minorca’s Port Mahon, damask from Damascus, sardines and sardonic from Sardinia, and spruce (both the tree and a neat appearance) from Prussia.
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29 May 2023
kinda absurd that students go through years of language/literature education in K-12 schools with almost 0 years of linguistics. It’s like teaching about living things but not have biology as a topic. If “language” is important for K-12, so is linguistics as its science
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7 Apr 2023
the -ty in twenty, thirty, forty, etc. is from Old English -tig "group of ten"
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5 Apr 2023
RT @ElisaW5: When did ed reporters, not Ts, become experts on teaching K-12 kids 2 read & write? How is it possible, that Ts are suddenly f…
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4 Apr 2023
'The popular term science of reading is singular (rather
than the more accurate plural, sciences of reading) to
reinforce its singular authority by positioning alternatives as unscientific." (Gabriel, 2020) @OHEducation @GovMikeDeWine
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16 Mar 2023
Parenting is having Moana stuck in your head until you have Encanto stuck in your head until you have Matilda stuck in your head until
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21 Mar 2023
"The etymology of 'wanderlust' is a very simple one.... Wanderlust is a lust for wandering. The word comes from German, in which 'wandern' means 'to hike or roam about,' and 'Lust'means 'pleasure or delight.'" #etymology merriam-webster.com/dictiona…
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26 Jul 2016
KNOCK KNOCK.
Who's there?
TO.
To who?
TO WHOM*
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22 Mar 2023
My fave secular American Jewish tradition is buying a bunch of discounted Easter chocolate the day after Easter.
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22 Mar 2023
FANCY-PANTS is defined by cross-reference as LA-DI-DA.
And you say lexicographers aren't fun.
merriam-webster.com/dictiona…
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15 Mar 2023
This!
14 Mar 2023
Student: Ms. Driscoll, what's a superintendent?
Me: The superintendent is the person who like the boss of our school district. They make all the big decisions, like if we have a snow day or not.
Student: Okay. Is there any such thing as a normal-intendent?
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7 Mar 2023
When I broke my habit of people pleasing, I realized I wasn't actually being nice. I was doing (most) things out of obligation, to not disappoint people, and so that I didn't feel have to feel guilty. There were selfish motivations behind my actions.
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3 Mar 2023
We've been encouraged by management to establish firm and healthy boundaries with library patrons, but I guess I took it too far; apparently we do still have to talk to them sometimes.
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Happy #survivor44 eve my loves. Who is excited for tomorrow?!
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21 Feb 2023
Music schools will claim to educate you, then tell you there are three syllables in the word “triplet”
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15 Feb 2023
Breaking news: function words more common than content words
15 Feb 2023
In Nicola Sturgeon’s speech the words ‘I’, ‘me’ and ‘my’ were used 153 times.
’Scotland’ was only mentioned 11 times
spectator.co.uk/article/full…
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5 Feb 2023
Can we stop blaming deaf children for the choices made by others on their behalf?
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3 Feb 2023
A patron approaches the reference desk looking disoriented.
"So... is this the library?"
"It sure is."
"Well, this isn't where I want to be."
"You and me both."
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20 Jan 2023
It continues and is spreading...like kudzu
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