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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How Much Text Complexity Can Teachers Scaffold?

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Should We Teach Spelling? Part 2

Should We Teach Spelling? Part 1

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Should We Teach Spelling? Part 1

Elementary student in class thinking pensively about the lesson

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Round Robin by Any Other Name … Oral Reading for Older Readers

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Is Rhyming Ability Important in Reading?

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Connecticut Early Literacy Presentation

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Response to Complaint About What Works Clearinghouse

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Middle School Interventions

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Teaching Visual Literacy Makes a Big Difference

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Informational Text and Young Children

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Teaching with Books at the Students’ Reading Levels

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Why Standards-Based Teaching Has Failed to Raise Reading Achievement

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