Explicit Phonics Instruction: It’s Not Just for Students with Dyslexia
March 19, 2019
By: Kyle Redford
Source: Education Week
“When we know better, we do better.” There is something forgiving and medicinal about that teaching mantra.
I am regularly realizing that I could have taught something more effectively or that I should have been more culturally responsive in my language or practices. Content becomes outdated or is later revealed to be incomplete or inaccurate. Some teaching memories haunt me so much that I have had fantasies about finding ways to apologize to former students for the cringe-worthy lessons they’ve endured.