Making the Science of Reading Stick with Dr. Jocelyn Washburn — Transformative Principal
Download MP3To celebrate EduTalk Radio joining the Be Podcast Network, we're sharing episodes from other network shows. Today is a conversation from Transformative Principal, between host Jethro Jones and Dr. Jocelyn Washburn, an associate director of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas.
The episode covers:
The episode covers:
- SIM is an approach to instruction that focuses on teaching students strategies for learning. In short, SIM emphasizes HOW to learn.
- Learning strategies (explicit instruction) and content enhancement (teacher guided learning) strategies, Cue, Do, Review
- SIM is designed for teachers in middle and high school
- SIM Paraphrasing activity
- Center for Research on Learning
- Pretest and make commitments to learn.
- Success formula =
- If you figure out what works for you, what strategies will help you perform it, that will make it effective for life.
- Strategic is about having strategies
- Why hasn’t anyone taught me “like this” before
- Learning strategies vs. Cue, do, review
- Research-based information
- Concerns about science of reading approaches
- Review process - reviewed against a long list of components (do those specific components have research showing they work.)
- Teacher not being able to teach something even though they have experience showing that it works.
- Adapting evidence-based practices based on student data.
- iSTAR Adaptive intervention based on SIM writing strategies.
- Learn how write complete sentences and effective purposeful paragraphs.
- Many different types of gaps and writing that has happened.
- Human-delivered instruction but with dashboards for families, teachers, students, and administrators with AI to support
- Interest-inventory
- Authentic Audience - writing with purpose routine, built into iStar.
- How to be a transformative principal? Learn alongside your teachers.
