[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: PBS letter and signatures

[P Pearson]

Thanks for the piece, Carole!!!
pdp

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 6:41 AM carole bloch <csbloch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks very much from me too,
> I'm so relieved something is being done 'up there', as this is a massive
> issue for us in African contexts - I am attaching a very short article I
> wrote which summarises some work we here are doing to try and challenge the
> largely reductionist views that still dominates our literacy teaching here,
> in case it might be interesting. We have a much longer one we are updating
> and will try and publish soon.
>
> Carole
>
> On Mon, 13 May 2019 at 04:42, David Reinking <reinkin at clemson.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>>
>>
>> By 8pm EST tomorrow (Monday) evening, we intend to send the letter to PBS
>> expressing our concerns about the NewsHour’s segment on dyslexia.  We made
>> some minor revisions to address the concerns Dick Anderson raised and that
>> were seconded by a few others.  Although the tone is moderated somewhat,
>> the substance of the original is essentially the same.  See attached
>> revision.  Thanks to David Pearson for specific feedback and the
>> addition of a couple new sentences in this final draft.
>>
>>
>>
>> We have also attached a separate file listing all of the 40+ HofF members
>> who have independently agreed to be signatories.  Please check that we
>> didn’t inadvertently omit you.  Also, check your entry for accuracy.
>> However, be aware that we did some editing to the entries we were sent to
>> make them more parallel, have no hint of commercialism, etc. And, if you
>> indicated that you wanted to sign, but omitted details, we created your
>> entry based on information we found about you on the web. In the interest
>> of time, please be forgiving if the entry isn’t precisely as you might want
>> it to be.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tomorrow is the deadline for adding your name to the letter or correcting
>> any inaccuracies in the signature file.  However, we don’t intend to make
>> any substantive changes to the letter before it is sent.
>>
>>
>>
>> We think this effort has been a healthy and useful exercise of the Hall
>> of Fame as an organization and as a collegial network.  Regardless of
>> whether the letter inspires PBS to take any specific action, we have
>> offered informed perspectives on a critical issue to an important source
>> for public information.  It is likely to bear fruit in some way.  It might
>> also inspire us to become more involved in shaping ideas about literacy in
>> public forums.  Along those lines, there have been suggestions to share the
>> letter with Education Week and perhaps other outlets.
>>
>>
>>
>> We thank all who have supported this effort,
>>
>>
>>
>> David, Jeanne, and Vicki
>>
>>
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