Everything I Know about Reading Instruction I Learned from Oprah Winfrey
Today at 3, Oprah practices her schwa sound before an amazed audience! Contemporary language wars polarize and demonize advocates of phonics instruction and whole language …
The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Today at 3, Oprah practices her schwa sound before an amazed audience! Contemporary language wars polarize and demonize advocates of phonics instruction and whole language …
Gifts of wisdom for educatorsBy Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.Originally published in District Administration Magazine – December 2003 Christmas came early to the Stager house when a pre-publication …
Why is Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, suing a middle school librarian?
Once a decade or so, the New York Times publishes a hysterical article about “the reading wars,” in which the argument for systematic phonics instruction …
I’m a big fan of children’s book illustrator/author, Dav Pikley. So, when I came across a beginning reader by him called, “Big Dog and Little Dog,” …
It’s time to beef-up your classroom making library Here’s a chance to spend your Amazon gift cards and brighten your classroom with kids learning by …
Unlike most media outlets, The Huffington Post actually pretends to take an interest in education. However, I continue to believe that their Education section was …
There are many ways to evaluate excellent educational leadership. Here is a true story demonstrating such leadership. A school principal recently led me on a …