What makes a school "good"? It might not be what parents assume. More in Natalie's latest post on Minding the Gap,
here.
Natalie recently appeared on the Community Connection podcast, discussing literacy and cognitive science. Click
here to listen.
Natalie's new book is out! It's called
Beyond the Science of Reading: Connecting Literacy Instruction to the Science of Learning. Click
here to order from the publisher or
here to order from Amazon. For a preview of what's in the book, click
here to read a recent post on her Substack, Minding the Gap, or
here to read a summary on ASCD's blog.
Join Natalie for a free webinar on "How to Help Struggling Readers Access Complex Text," sponsored by Learning Ally, on March 27th. For details and to register, click
here.
Has there really "never been a study" showing that building knowledge boosts reading comprehension? That's what a prominent education writer has claimed. Natalie begs to differ in her recent posts on Minding the Gap. Read her two-part response
here and
here.
Natalie will be presenting on the connections between literacy and the science of learning at the researchED conference in New York City on March 29th, along with a host of terrific speakers on teaching and cognitive science. For more information, click
here.
Click
here to read an excerpt from Natalie's book in Education Next, titled "Want Better Teaching? Get Better Curricula."
Natalie is now on Bluesky, a social media platform. Find and follow her at @natwexler.bsky.social. She also posts on LinkedIn and (sometimes, for now) Twitter/X.
