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  1. Aug 2021
    1. To demystify reading and support students in learning to read like writers, writing teachers must:

      This is a great list of things to consider when you're sitting down to read something.

    2. Take, for example, the research paper, a staple in this model of FYC. All too often, this assignment has no audience other than the teacher, no purpose beyond earning a grade, leaving students with little motivation to locate quality sources and use them thoughtfully.

      This is a major reason why we're using real-world technologies (like Medium) to publish for real-world audiences.

    3. For example, an English III (junior-level) practice test published by Pearson for the State of Tennessee Department of Education in 2012 included 49 multi-ple-choice questions asking students to identify correct punctua-tion, combine or rearrange sentences, and determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary

      The real question: is this actually reading?