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the guy who invented three-cueing was dyslexic, didn't believe dyslexia existed, typical minded his way into a theory where everyone has to read the way he did, got popular enough to harm tons of kids good thing this is the only time something like this has ever happened
@eigenrobot @parakeetnebula @eshear @QiaochuYuan *school admins’ need to find a way to create metrics that say they are doing a good job implement a new reading program where the kids are “learning” and “passing,” you got at least 15 years before anyone even starts to question your decision.
@parakeetnebula @eshear @QiaochuYuan In case of one proliferating organization, it was solving for Marie Clay's inability to accept that no neat tricks exist to level-up students who have great difficulty learning to read. Called it "Reading Recovery" and it has been disastrous. https://t.co/Lm8ipmKzma