5/18/2023 0 Comments Just to clarifyBy joining this call, you are agreeing to the ground rules. I know some of the invites had a different time, but this is embargoed until 5:00 a.m. To set the ground rules, tonight’s call is on background, attributed to “senior administration officials.” And the contents are embargoed until Friday, March 24th, at 5 o’clock a.m. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hey, thanks. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.Office of the United States Trade Representative. Office of Science and Technology Policy.Executive Offices Show submenu for “Executive Offices””.Administration Show submenu for “Administration””.Q9: Elevating teacher expertise has always been a hallmark of your work. Q8: What do you mean by “responsive teaching” and why is it important? Q7: Some people have referred to your work as “balanced literacy” or “whole language.” Do these labels accurately describe your work? Q6: Could you speak to the role of phonics and teaching children to read, and clarify your approach to phonics instruction? Q5: In your view of early literacy development, what is the role of decodable texts? Q4: How does guided reading and the use of leveled texts advance the literacy learning of children and what role does guided reading play within a comprehensive literacy system? Q3: Some have suggested that you support the use of guessing. Q2: Can you clarify what MSV is and why you believe it is important? Q1: Why have you chosen not to participate in the latest debate about how to teach children how to read and what advice do you have for teachers? This blog is part of the Just To Clarify FAQ audio blog series. Improving and sustaining literacy outcomes for every child is a goal worthy of all our best efforts, and one that we seek together, not divided. It will help you maintain your equilibrium, build your expertise in literacy teaching and learning, and navigate shifting mandates without compromising your vision and values. You'll know more about the impact of your own teaching, and you can make those adjustments that you need to, to do the best you can at serving the needs of all. Keep doing what works for your children, the children you teach, and rely on observable reading and writing behaviors to guide your moment-to-moment teaching. We would encourage you to remain steadfast to your vision and values and keep learning more from the children you teach through careful observation and for making decisions based on the data that comes from those observations systematically taken. We see these extreme emphases that come and go as not being very productive. Marie Clay has said, “If a child has not learned, then we have not yet discovered the way to teach him.” She really set a model of continual learning for teachers and for professors and for researchers, for everyone. Question 1b: What advice do you have for teachers who feel caught in the crossfire while this literacy debate intensifies? Over the next two weeks, we will continue to address these misconceptions, to set the record straight, and offer space for educators to hear directly from us, on the true design and research behind our work. We do feel now, it's the right time to clarify some mischaracterizations of our work in support of teachers, some of whom are under attack. We have a complex view of learning, and literacy learning, and polarized debates about people's experiences doesn't contribute to the profession. Our focus has always been on advancing children's literacy learning and elevating the expertise of teachers. We've never spent time criticizing others, and we respect multiple perspectives, and certainly feel that we can learn from multiple perspectives. Conversation enables us to learn more from each other and clarify our thinking with each other. We choose to engage in conversation, and conversation is different from debate. Gay and I have lived through polarization before, and we simply don't see it as being productive. Question 1a: Why have you chosen not to participate in the latest debate about how to teach children how to read?
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