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  1. Apr 2021
  2. www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
    Dr. Seuss Books Are Pulled, and a ‘Cancel Culture’ Controversy Erupts
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    1. vangl 01 Apr 2021
      “Minimizing, erasing or not acknowledging Seuss’ racial transgressions across his entire publishing career deny the very real historical impact they had on people of color and the way that they continue to influence culture, education, and children’s views of people of color,” they wrote.

      This is true and important. As critical readers, it's important to examine these aspects of authors and decide how we want to support or not support such authors based on their actions throughout their career and how we want to expose children to these types of writings while being aware of the authors behind these texts.

    2. vangl 01 Apr 2021
      It also raises questions about whether and how an author’s works should be posthumously curated to reflect evolving social attitudes, and what should be preserved as part of the cultural record.

      I think it is also crucial to remember that we should consider how and why this passes publishing companies. The types of books that get published, even when they are problematic will tell what the companies, authors, and parts of society truly think and thoughts they prioritize depending on the era, world events, and harness the power to hurt, though it may not be the intent at the time.

    3. vangl 01 Apr 2021
      The announcement seemed to drive a surge of support for Seuss classics.

      Along with Duncan, this is not surprising. Because he is such an esteemed author with so many classic books that children and adults love, this movement of negativity will garner a lot of support from those who love him. Additionally, I think it may be important to note that authors grow as people and can change throughout their career.

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  3. Sep 2020
  4. www.literacyworldwide.org www.literacyworldwide.org
    Literacy Leadership Brief: Making Sense of Elementary School Reading Scores
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    1. vangl 08 Sep 2020
      or whether it will be used for accountability or public report-ing

      Often times, teachers are pressured to over-test students based on accountability or public reporting instead of finding a good balance of what to test students on throughout the year.

    2. vangl 08 Sep 2020
      Those benchmark scores—when aggregated for the whole school—can also pro-vide administrators with data for determining the best allo-cation of instructional resources, such as which intervention supports to make available to second-grade students

      My school uses DIBELS school-wide (which, based on research, is not based on best practicies) and we regularly progress monitor student growth on targeted skills. Based on the results, we put them into intervention groups on a tier 2 level of support. These practices sound great, but we need to make sure the assessments being used are meaningful.

    3. vangl 08 Sep 2020
      They are useful, especially at the beginning of the year, as they give him clues for instruction.

      With my experience, I've seen that a lot of teachers like to choose their multiple resources of assessments to assess student skills at the beginning of the school year. For example, my school uses DIBELS and the opening date does not open till mid-September. Most of my colleagues use their leveled reading assessments and choose between curricular and non-curricular assessments to test their students on. I am not sure how supported these practices are, however.

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