[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: FW: PBS feature on "Dyslexia" and the "new approach" in Arkansas

Wed May 1 18:31:45 BST 2019

I am with you.  I feel like it is either 1995 with all the Reid Lyon
rhetoric or 2002 with all the NCLB rhetoric.  The misappropriation of
science;  The Reading Wars all over again.

One thing we need to do is to determine whether there are any new data used
to prop up this version of "science" OR is it just rehashing what was
available in the NRP?

Attaching a 2004 piece I did on the Reading Wars.  It addresses the issue
of the misuses of science.  I fear it is all to apt today.  See pp 224
onward especially for the politics of science part.

pdp

On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 7:31 AM Risko, Victoria J <
victoria.j.risko at vanderbilt.edu> wrote:

> Yes, I had a few calls about the show, then watched it. Could we organize
> a response?  I just reviewed the new Praxis test for initial certification
> coming out in 2020 from ETS... you can look for info about it on line, so I
> am not divulging confidential information.  Test was informed by the
> "science of reading" not ILA standards for beginning teachers. Vicki
>
> Professor Emerita, Language, Literacy, Culture
> Vanderbilt University
> 2011-2012 President, International Literacy Association
> http://www.readinghalloffame.org/victoria-risko-inducted-2011
> Co-author, Professional Learning in Action: An inquiry approach for
> teachers of literacy. (Risko & Vogt), 2016.  NY:Teachers College Press.
>
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> ________________________________________
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> reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] on behalf of Camille
> Blachowicz [CBlachowicz at nl.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2019 7:04 AM
> To: Reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] FW: PBS feature on "Dyslexia" and the
> "new      approach" in Arkansas
>
> See the note below from Marge Lipson.  We both watched the PBS news item
> about reading and were appalled.
> PBS needs to receive lots of comments from informed folks.  They stress
> how “scientific” this is.  Here is the link.  Marge asked me to forward to
> the list.
>
>
> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fnewshour%2Fshow%2Fwhat-parents-of-dyslexic-children-are-teaching-schools-about-literacy&data=02%7C01%7Cvictoria.j.risko%40vanderbilt.edu%7Ca4ce681bb45440f616e508d6ce2d2e2a%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C1%7C636923090782333432&sdata=1zLDHYS4ZpTu%2BP%2FNovbPSEopftQh6Y0hiuBVjX7QNNI%3D&reserved=0
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> We need to respond.
>
> Camille Blachowicz, Ph.D.
> Co-Director,
> The Reading Leadership Institute
> Distinguished Research Professor Emerita
> The National College of Education
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> From: Marge Lipson gmail <mylipson at gmail.com<mailto:mylipson at gmail.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 6:13 PM
> To: Karen Wixson <kwixson at umich.edu<mailto:kwixson at umich.edu>>, Sheila
> Valencia <valencia at uw.edu<mailto:valencia at uw.edu>>, Camille Blachowicz <
> CBlachowicz at nl.edu<mailto:CBlachowicz at nl.edu>>, Barbara Ehren <
> libby23 at aol.com<mailto:libby23 at aol.com>>, Peter Johnston <
> johnstonnz at aol.com<mailto:johnstonnz at aol.com>>
> Subject: PBS feature on "Dyslexia" and the "new approach" in Arkansas
>
> Dear Friends,
> I am writing to each of you because I am beside myself.  I just watched
> the PBS News Hour, which I do almost every evening.  I have come to view it
> as a reliable source of thoughtful coverage on key topics.  Tonight they
> fell far short.  They featured a "new approach" to reading that was meant
> to help students.  It equated all reading problems with "dyslexia" and
> showed teary parents who attested to how little schools had responded to
> the needs of their children.  They argued that phonics was a brand new
> approach to  teaching reading and highlighted legislative successes in many
> (most) states.  Finally, they concluded that all children need phonics
> first. (as opposed to experiences with books).  I felt like I was back in a
> time 30 years ago).  Please take time to watch this segment for yourselves
> and think about complaining to PBS -- the next thing I am going to do after
> I send this off to you.
>
> If you can think of others who would thoughtfully address this matter,
> please reach out to them.  Best, Marge
> --
> Marjorie Y. Lipson, Ph.D.
> 802.310.8268
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>
> --
> Marjorie Y. Lipson, Ph.D.
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