June 2010

Opening the dialogue

June 24, 2010

Freddy Hiebert

There are some children who come to school who officially learn to read in school but who have had hundreds of hours of experiences with books, print, and language play.

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What Exactly is a Decodable Text?

June 17, 2010

Freddy Hiebert

Any text written in English is decodable at some level in that the code never deviates from the alphabetic system. However, the degree to which the letter-sound correspondences within words are common or consistent can vary considerably.

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SummerReads project offers free, engaging texts for at-risk readers

June 15, 2010

SummerReads is in the June/July 2010 issue of Reading Today!

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Whatever Happened to Dick and Jane?

June 4, 2010

Freddy Hiebert

If you were 6 years old between 1930-1967 in the U.S., there is a high likelihood that this text was the first of your school career.

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