Timothy Shanahan

Shanahan on Literacy

Literacy expert Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. Dr. Shanahan is an internationally recognized professor of urban education and reading researcher who has extensive experience with children in inner-city schools and children with special needs. All posts are reprinted with permission from Shanahan on Literacy (opens in a new window).

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Shanahan on Literacy

Should We Alter the Reading Benchmarks Because of the Pandemic?

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Letters in Phonemic Awareness Instruction or the Reciprocal Nature of Learning to Read

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Why We Need to Teach Sentence Comprehension

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Here’s Why I Wouldn’t Teach Less Reading to Improve Social Studies

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What About Personalized Learning in Reading?

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Seatwork That Makes Sense for Reading

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Does a Listening Deficit Predict a Reading Deficit?

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Teaching with Complex Text: Haven’t You Ever Heard of the ZPD?

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Silent Reading Comprehension Is Worth Teaching – Even at a Distance

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Distance Learning: Improving Instructional Interactions in Guided Reading Lessons

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Is Amount of Reading Instruction a Panacea?

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Will Challenging Text Put a Crimp in Students’ Motivation?

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