Ep. 23: The One About... Does switching to a content-rich curriculum improve general reading comprehension?

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Dr. Leslie Laud is the founder of Think SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) for reading and writing. She is a writer, researcher, and leader in the "science of writing" instruction.

https://www.thinksrsd.com/

Providing Reading Intervention for Students in Grades 4 to 9

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/WWC-practice-guide-reading-intervention-full-text.pdf

Nate Joseph’s article
“What’s Better for Reading Comprehension: Strategy or Content Knowledge Instruction?”
https://www.teachingbyscience.com/reading-comprehension
“Background knowledge instruction results were insignificant, across all standardized assessment moderator variables, suggesting that there is no transfer effect to background knowledge instruction. That said, this does not mean teachers should not teach background knowledge, but rather it should be targeted towards what the students are reading/being assessed on.”
Natalie Wexler’s article
“New Study Suggests Standardized Reading Tests Miss A Lot of Learning”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2023/02/22/new-study-suggests-standardized-
reading-tests-miss-a-lot-of-learning/
“And for those educators who have made the switch to a knowledge-building curriculum, the
MORE studies should provide reassurance that they’re on the right track—even if they’re not yet
seeing results on standardized reading tests.”
Leslie Laud

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