Timothy Shanahan

Shanahan on Literacy

Literacy expert Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. Dr. Shanahan is an internationally recognized professor of urban education and reading researcher who has extensive experience with children in inner-city schools and children with special needs. All posts are reprinted with permission from Shanahan on Literacy (opens in a new window).

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Shanahan on Literacy

To Lexile or Not to Lexile, That Is the Question

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Response to the Joyful Illiterate Kindergartners of Finland

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Does Preschool Improve Later Literacy Achievement?

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Shanahan on Literacy

Of Carts and Horses: Where Fluency Teaching Fits in Learning to Read Process

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Does Formative Assessment Improve Reading Achievement?

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What Texts to Use to Teach Fluency?

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11 Ways Parents Can Help Their Children Read

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More on the Instructional Level and Challenging Text

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Sorting Out the Arguments Over “Independent” Reading

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Shanahan on Literacy

Teaching Vocabulary

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Why We Need to Teach Reading and Writing

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Report Cards and Standards

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