Love reading your pieces Ben! Keep writing! This was so good--just weighing to say that you mentioned the walk-to-read model--that's essentially what the SFA program (highlighted by Emily Hanford when she described the success in Steubenville, Ohio) does and what I can behind there is that it's very efficient. I'm pretty familiar with SFA from work that I was a part of awhile back in Baltimore. Agree with all the excellent points you've made here!
While I 100% recognize the challenges of managing literacy centers where students are truly engaged in learning, I also can't fathom how students, particularly those who are struggling readers, will ever get enough reading practice with feedback in a whole group instructional setting.
Love reading your pieces Ben! Keep writing! This was so good--just weighing to say that you mentioned the walk-to-read model--that's essentially what the SFA program (highlighted by Emily Hanford when she described the success in Steubenville, Ohio) does and what I can behind there is that it's very efficient. I'm pretty familiar with SFA from work that I was a part of awhile back in Baltimore. Agree with all the excellent points you've made here!
I'm a big fan of Anjanette McNeely's learning line model: https://scienceofreadingclassroom.substack.com/p/the-learning-line-an-alternative
While I 100% recognize the challenges of managing literacy centers where students are truly engaged in learning, I also can't fathom how students, particularly those who are struggling readers, will ever get enough reading practice with feedback in a whole group instructional setting.