Frankly Freddy Blog
TextProject president and CEO Elfrieda H. (Freddy) Hiebert blogs about important issues in reading research and practice.Frankly Freddy entries (published from 2005 to 2014) have been sorted into five topics of literacy learning and instruction. Click here to download the ebook!
Multi-Level Text Sets: Leveling the Playing Field or Sidelining Struggling Readers?
February 18, 2016
It’s a compelling idea—a set of texts on the same topic but with different text complexity levels. With a range of texts on the same topic—easy, moderate, and hard—all students should be able to engage in the same follow-up discussion after reading. NoRead More »Multi-Level Text Sets: Leveling the Playing Field or Sidelining Struggling Readers?
Join the “Read-an-Article-a-Day” Initiative
January 21, 2016
What is the “Read-an-Article-a-Day” Initiative and why is it important?
The Reach of Literacy Research
November 5, 2015
The age old debate: Quality versus quantity in the field of reading research
Claims about Text Complexity within the Common Core State Standards: Examining the Evidence
March 3, 2014
Standard 10 of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) evaluates students’ ability to read increasingly more complex texts across the grades to ensure proficiency with texts of college and careers by high school graduation. The content of Standard 10 isRead More »Claims about Text Complexity within the Common Core State Standards: Examining the Evidence
Summary of Kenji Hakuta on English Language Learners and the Common Core State Standards
October 31, 2013
Highlights of Hakuta’s presentation in Virtual Institute on Assessment and the CCSS on TextProject’s YouTube channel.
Reading Rules for Becoming Proficient with Complex Texts
August 30, 2013
Freddy’s reading rules: Read more. Mostly silent. Focus on knowledge.
Why Becoming a Nation of Readers Is Still Relevant
August 23, 2013
Freddy introduces the first eBook in TextProject’s Reading Essentials Reprint Series.
Summary of Karen Wixson on “Assessment and Instruction in the Era of the CCSS in English Language Arts”
August 2, 2013
Karen Wixson’s session in TextProject’s Virtual Institute on Assessments and the Common Core should be on the top of the list in any teacher education or professional development course for providing pre- and in-service teachers with an overview of the new generation of assessments. Dr. Wixson provides a succinct but comprehensive overview of the key aims, tasks, and implications of the assessments being developed by the two consortium—Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Summary of David Francis on “CCSS Assessments and Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners”
July 25, 2013
Summary of Dr. Francis’s take on what the new-generation of assessments means for students with disabilities and ELLs.
Summary of Peter Afflerbach on “Formative Assessments and the Common Core: Text Complexity to Task Complexity”
July 16, 2013
Summary of Peter Afflerbach’s take on formative versus summative assessments and the role both play in students’ learning.