Timothy Shanahan
Timothy Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Previously he was director of reading for the Chicago Public Schools. He is author/editor of more than 300 publications on reading education. Professor Shanahan is past president of the International Literacy Association. He served on the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Literacy under Presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama. He is a former first-grade teacher. Shanahan’s www.shanahanonliteracy.com blog is a popular source of information on literacy education.
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DateSeptember 16, 2022The term science of reading (SOR) is often invoked in discussions regarding literacy research, policy, and practice…$99Standard PriceMembers save $20
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DateFebruary 27, 2025For more than 75 years, teachers have been told that the best way to teach reading is to assign students to texts at their supposed “instructional levels” rather than their grade level…Speaker
