Re: How many of you use a "research based" reading series?

jan

Posted on 7/27/11

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I am really uncomfortable with "research based". I have been
teaching for many years and have seen many years of learning
thrown down the tubes because administrators used "research-
based". I think that there are many flaws in our research and
what is considered vital one day to help children learn (i.e.
open classrooms and "whole" word approach to reading) become
the garbage the next year. I have taught in schools built in
the 70's that were based on "good,solid research" that were
nothing more than holding cells. So let us define "reseach"
first.

On 6/28/11, Tallytchr wrote:
> This is a statement that is thrown around by my principal
> and our district all the time. We have to use this series
> because it's "research based". The strategies are okay but
> the literature picked for the series is not very good and
> many of the stories are way beyond grade level.
>
> Does anyone else run into this argument that you have to
> use a certain series because it's "research based".
>
> Anyone else question the wisdom of this argument?
>

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