P. David Pearson
Introduction00:19 Q1: How did you get into education and education research?04:02 Q2: Who were some colleagues who influenced you as a researcher? 06:11 Q3: What… Read More »P. David Pearson
Webinars
Exploring the Measurement of Silent Reading
Videos in playlist: Presentation: Reading Fluency — Mark Daniel Q&A 1: What do you do if you are administering the SRF and the student doesn’t get… Read More »Exploring the Measurement of Silent Reading
Vocabulary Matters: 5 Facts and Actions
The building blocks of complex text are facility with words and their meanings and background knowledge. The way to ensure both word knowledge and world… Read More »Vocabulary Matters: 5 Facts and Actions
Texts that Teach
Don’t miss the five Q&A from the webinar too! Q1 – Texts for Poor Comprehenders Q2 – Different Readers, Same Text Q3 – High School… Read More »Texts that Teach
A Generative Vocabulary
Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert describes 7 facts about a generative vocabulary approach and describes 7 instructional strategies to support each word fact.
Kenji Hakuta on Common Core Assessments
View and read a summary of Kenji Hakuta’s presention.
The Understanding Language Initiative in Supporting Attainment of Content and English Language Proficiency Standards
Dr. Kenji Hakuta, Stanford University.
Dr. Hakuta presents information on content area literacy.
Disciplinary Literacy: Why it matters and what we should do about it
Dr. Elizabeth Moje, University of Michigan.
Dr. Moje presents information on teaching literacy in different discipline areas.
Going Beyond Text Complexity: Considering text-task scenarios in understanding comprehension
Dr. Sheila Valencia, University of Washington
Dr. Valencia presents an expanded way of considering the relationship between comprehension and text complexity by examining text-task scenarios.