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Not gonna lie...the first "Sold a Story" blew my mind. I cannot wait for season 2! www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

edweek.orgDirect Instruction: What to Know About the Topic of the Next 'Sold a Story' PodcastThe Direct Instruction program and explicit instruction are in the spotlight again. What are they?

Will Fertman

@willfertman.com

Be super-cautious about this podcast, please. The first season has created real problems by encouraging some absolutist thinking about reading instruction. For instance: screwing over deaf kids like my son: deafcenter.bu.edu/post/reading...

deafcenter.bu.eduReading Is Not One-Size-Fits-All. And for Deaf Children, the Stakes of Getting This Wrong Are HighThe science of reading as it applies to deaf and hard of hearing children.

Heather Turner

@techielibgrl.com

I am sorry to hear that. That was not the case in my region for Deaf students. But thank you for the resource.

Will Fertman

@willfertman.com

Curious to know what region you're working in--does your state have a LEAD-K law?

Heather Turner

@techielibgrl.com

NY - I cannot speak to leg but did do a quick google which indicates it has not yet been passed. I can only speak to my experience working with Deaf Ss as I did so in a previous district which had Deaf Edu K-12 and collaborating with the Ts in that program. I would never claim to be an expert.

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Will Fertman

@willfertman.com

I mention LEAD-K because it mandates tracking deaf student acheivement; v.useful to gauge overall care in the school system. But that loops back around to my general point about Sold a Story—One Big Idea can often push other important ideas out of the picture, and that's what we've seen w/ phonics.

Heather Turner

@techielibgrl.com

Fair. Thank you for sharing your perspective.