Taken from a friend’s notes about what Paul had to say on this subject:

Generalizations are very dangerous in education. Very few of us teach students and a danger of one area of “science” is that they don’t allow for outliers.

Just a few of the many references he recommended:

Paul Thomas: Fact-Checking The Science of Reading

https://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/…/fact…/

Policy Statement on The Science of Reading

https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/fyi-reading-wars

Reading as comprehension and engagement: On the limitations of decoding

https://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/…/reading-as…/

Red Flags, Red Herrings and Common Ground: An Expert Study in Response to State Reading

https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2241&context=edconsiderations&fbclid=IwAR1CWXDhjBr-zdZkr6TCZY0fuSaiS8DlhWICMeKPpMgCUBtMY4PKmBLeS9E

Closing words: Silence is not an option

My blog interview of Paul- Includes links to his site (click on the box with the interview to go to the interview). Remember that both Paul and I will be presenting at LitCon. We each have our own session and we are also doing a joint session. Hope to see you there! Dr. Sam

Link to LitCon.

Paul Thomas & SOR- It’s not settled, and it’s not simple: An interview conducted by Dr. Sam Bommarito