Episode 219: Individual Literacy Assessment

It is my strong belief that students have a RIGHT to receive individual instruction, feedback and assessment based on individual work in every class they take in school. Even music.
This past weekend I had the chance to visit with the amazing students of Magnolia High School as well as the local chapter of the Kodály Educators of Texas. In this episode, you will hear a portion of a presentation in which I outline our process of pre-testing beginning students to determine an appropriate reading level for their individual work. Theorists and researchers like Kodály, Edwin Gordon, John Curwen, and many others, have for centuries offered excellent observations and discoveries. But more recent science is now available. Can we bridge that gap?
The presentation begins in the human brain with a discussion about how humans learn to read. “What works for me” teacher response is a fallacy. What we should be seeking is “what works for kids’ brains.” There is still room for teacher individuality and approach/method within that framework. We talk about the parts of the brain used to process the various aspects of reading from decoding to recall to everything in between. You will also see some demonstrations and explanation of how I determine what SRF level is appropriate for students.
As always, Patreon and Substack paid subscribers will have access to the slides for this and past/future presentations. Members there will also find un-edited FULL versions of my presentations last week in Texas.
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