Daniel Willingham

We will make America great again if we make America read again.

When students are anxious/depressed, one method of remediation might be TEACHING THEM TO DO SCHOOL BETTER. Just got this message from a college mental health professional

The main teachers' union in NY state took on the job of educating in-service teachers in the science of reading. They blew it.

New York promised to center phonics in reading instruction, but new course for teachers sidelines science of reading A New York State course intended to help educators use phonics and the science of reading effectively doesn’t do so and could impede students’ progress, literacy experts say.

Highly recommend subscribing to Karen Vaites's (weekly, I think) literacy round up on Substack.

The Latest in Literacy, 3/7/26 The left embraces the Southern Surge, Gavin Newsom spreads Mississippi Misinfo, buzz about that comprehension meta-analysis, and more.

"During the first 1,000 days, the brain builds itself at a breathtaking pace, forming up to a million neural connections per second..."

Q&A: Why are a child’s first 1,000 days so critical for brain building? Many parents think the school years matter most for neurological development, but a UVA expert says the biggest gains start much earlier.