@LDechovitz

Co-Founder Illinois Early Literacy Coalition, Reading League IL Ambassador, former school board member

 Illinois, USA
Joined May 2016
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Emily Hanford@ehanfordOct 22
Interviews with former students offer a rare firsthand account of one of the largest education experiments in history, challenging decades of criticism of Direct Instruction. apmreports.org/story/2026/10…

Critics called Direct Instruction rigid and joyless. Former students remember something very...

Interviews with former students offer a rare firsthand account of one of the largest education experiments in history, challenging decades of criticism of Direct Instruction.

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Why Schools Need a Phonics-Style Reckoning for Math @The74 the74million.org/article/why…

Why Schools Need a Phonics-Style Reckoning for Math

Yglesias: Teachers should embrace showing kids how to tackle problems — and then make them practice until they get good at it on their own.

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Daisy Christodoulou
@daisychristoOct 4
A lot of people have asked me: why are the govt trying to undo the edu policies that have made England so successful? Latest Substack does not attempt to answer that question, because I don't know the answer! But it has some related comment. substack.nomoremarking.com/p…

What is going on in education in England?

Always count on the English to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

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Zach Groshell@MrZachGOct 2
Looks awesome! @jflowers1321
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📅 Nov. 9: 2nd Annual TRL-IL Conference The Complexities of Comprehension featuring Adrea Truckenmiller, Kay Wijekumar, Mitchell Brookins, and Timothy Shanahan. bit.ly/TRLILCompConf ⏳ Early bird conference pricing ends September 30.
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📅 Oct. 8: FREE webinar with Doug Lemov The Science of Reading Beyond Phonics bit.ly/TRLILLemov 📅 Nov. 9: 2nd Annual TRL-IL Conference The Complexities of Comprehension bit.ly/TRLILCompConf ⏳ Early bird conference pricing ends September 30.
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Karin Chenoweth@karinchenowethSep 23
Replying to @ManhattanInst
Anyone interested in how ordinary educators can get extraordinary results should check out my podcast, ExtraOrdinary Districts. Or my subsequent book, Districts That Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty, and Achievement.edtrust.org/rti/extraordinar…

ExtraOrdinary Districts: Ordinary School Districts That get Extraordinary Results

Across the nation, many school districts are asking themselves, “What can we do to better serve our students of color and those from low-income communities?”

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Check it out! Most #ScienceOfReading training tells you what to teach. It rarely tells you how kids actually learn that material or how to design lessons so it sticks. That's the gap Dr. Paige Pullen's new book, The Canon of Literacy, sets out to close. View the sample here ⬇️
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The Canon of Literacy

Just published! The Canon of Literacy: A Three Sciences Framework By Paige C. Pullen Ph.D. (Author), Douglas Carnine Ph.D. (Foreword), Linda Diamond M.Ed. (Contributor)A call to integrate the scien…

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Doug Lemov
@Doug_LemovSep 20
2025 PISA analysis: "[T]he strongest readers of complex digital material were not the students with the greatest exposure to technology, but those who had read books longer than 100 pages. Reading deeply requires students to sustain attention, construct meaning, connect ideas, and critically reflect on information, precisely the capacities they need to navigate a world overflowing with digital content and AI-generated answers." ncee.org/thriving-in-a-compl… Thx Kevin Grijalva for sharing this!

Thriving in a Complex World: PISA 2025 Results & Lessons for the U.S. • NCEE

The latest results from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) offer a new look at how well 15-year-olds are prepared to thrive in an increasingly complex world. Drawing on...

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⏰ Early bird pricing ends September 30. Join us on November 9 for the 2nd Annual TRL-IL Conference, The Complexities of Comprehension! Register by Sept. 30 to save: 🎟️ Members: $50 🎟️ Non-members: $80 Register today: bit.ly/TRLILCompConf
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The Teaching That Succeeds “Tackling the Decoding Threshold” virtual event will take place Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30pm EST. Register and get the Zoom link here. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Matthew Burns@burnsmk1Sep 14
New study - kids are probably need more phonics if they don't read at least 85% of words correctly in 1st grade, 93% in 2nd grade, and 94% in 3rd grade. @HollyLanePhD @ValContessePhD researchgate.net/publication… @CECMembership @UFLiteracy @reading_league @ReadingForum_Ed @nasponline

(PDF) Criteria for Accurate Oral Reading to Indicate Difficulties with Reading Decoding

PDF | Research has demonstrated that accurate oral reading data, as measured by percentage of words read correctly, supported intervention decision... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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Matthew Burns@burnsmk1Sep 4
The new season of Science of Reading: The Podcast is ready. Season 11 will focus on #MTSS. This will be a great season. @Amplify @nasponline @CECMembership @reading_league @mtssassociation @MTSScenter @TheNCII podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Season 11 trailer: The MTSS season

Podcast Episode · Science of Reading: The Podcast · September 2 · 2m

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Dale Chu
@Dale_ChuSep 12
This might be the most important chart in American education.
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Pamela Snow
@PCSnow1604Sep 13
This podcast made me so angry. It’s beyond belief that school administrators can stare down failing data and insist on more of the same from teachers on the front-line who know better and want to do better. Suffer the little children.
Anna Stokke
@rastokkeSep 11
❓Has your district adopted Illustrative Math? Today's Chalk & Talk features teachers who were required to use it. The say it didn't work. They found ways to work around it & within a year their students' scores rose. It's a story I want everyone to hear. Please share. Link below👇
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2026 Conference Scholarships: TRL-IL members can apply for 1 of 20 scholarships to attend "The Complexities of Comprehension" on Nov 9 in O’Fallon, IL. 5 members will also be selected to win 1 free hotel night. Apply by Oct 2: bit.ly/TRLIL2026ConfApp bit.ly/TRL-ILMember
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Elana Gordon@mommagordon2Aug 31
Get ready for Season 5! This season will b a combination of audio/video podcast. Our opening episode begins w/ back to school. S5E1: Starting Your Year Thinking About Executive Functions w/ Mitch Weathers & @S_Oberle (audio) Resources in the show notes! Link in 🧵
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Emily Hanford@ehanfordAug 31
We've got another event coming up at Planet Word. This is our third conversation focused on the critical question: What can educators and researchers learn from each other? planetwordmuseum.org/events/… In other news, Season 2 of Sold a Story is coming ... more details soon!

Eyes on Reading: When Researchers and Schools Work Together (POSTPONED)

This event has been postponed due to a family emergency involving one of our featured speakers. In 2018, Carmen Conner became principal of Pineview Elementary School. Just a few miles…

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Kellyn Sirach, MSEd
@ksirachAug 28
The Understanding Dyslexia microcredential has officially been live for ONE WEEK and we already have 95 educators enrolled! 🥳 One of the best things has been reading the thoughtful responses, reflections, and assignments submitted by educators across Illinois. Their curiosity, commitment to learning, and desire to better support students with dyslexia has been incredibly encouraging. My heart is full! 💛 These educators give me so much hope for what is possible when we continue investing in teacher knowledge, and ultimately, what that means for students with dyslexia and their families.
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