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No, Explicit Instruction Does Not Cause Learned Helplessness 26/05/2026

Are you curious about the real impact of explicit instruction in the classroom?

This article explores the research and explains why clear, direct teaching methods help students succeed.

Find out how evidence based instruction can make a difference in your classroom.

No, Explicit Instruction Does Not Cause Learned Helplessness A common claim [or should we say concern] in education and what the evidence actually shows

24/05/2026

Tim Rasinski writes, β€˜Fluency is generally thought to be made up of two distinct components: accuracy and automaticity in word decoding, and prosody or meaningful expression when reading. Most professional articles and curriculum materials that focus on reading fluency deal primarily with the word-decoding component of fluency. In this and my next blog I would like to focus on the more neglected, but also critical, component of fluency: prosody.’

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https://mystorypie.com/blog/en/fluency-prosody-matters/

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