“quantitative evidence that teaching children to read from age five is not likely to make that child any more successful at reading than a child who learns reading later, from age seven. The” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behavior… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Since the 1960s, the national “average” of U.S. students on international tests has been middling to poor at best. Yet, the nation experienced unprecedented… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Some of the worst items in math suffer from forcing students to overanalyze process verses simply perform. In sports, are gymnasts rated on their… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“As any parent, teacher, or psychologist will tell you, learning is substantially impacted when anxiety and stress are present. (longer answer coming). Understanding” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Yep. I’m forced to test my 1st graders on tests where they are expected to do a close reading of a passage and answer… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“After twenty years of research, Willingham announced that he had arrived at the conclusion that critical thinking cannot be taught. That” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Brain studies of low SES children have shown them to be less able to filter out irrelevant information in a learning situation. Although this… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“The children who were taught in English-only classrooms or transitioned to English instruction before they demonstrated well-established oral language abilities in their own language… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Thinking critically should be taught in the context of subject matter. The foregoing does not mean that teachers shouldn’t teach students to think critically—it… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Common Core has basically eliminated kindergarten. Yes, you read that correctly. It has moved the start of formalized instruction from Grade 1 to kindergarten.… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“the researchers found that people who strongly identified with a fictional character who overcame obstacles to vote were significantly more likely to vote in… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Another problem we found relates to the pedagogical method used in the Gettysburg Address exemplar that the Common Core calls “cold reading.” This gives… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“tests are constructed and normed on native English speakers and may not provide valid inferences about the achievement of English Language Learners. Psychometric” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Common Core math standards seem unaware that children are not miniaturized adults, who are absolutely incapable of certain kinds of cognition. For example, genuine… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
“Challenging the Research Base of the Common Core State Standards A Historical Reanalysis of Text Complexity By” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
