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Author: William Weil

This author has written 222 articles
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There Is a Right Way to Teach Reading, and Mississippi Knows It

  • December 6, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles, Uncategorized

(New York Times) “Thank God for Mississippi.” That’s a phrase people would use when national education rankings came out because no matter how poorly your state performed, you could be sure things were worse in Mississippi. Not anymore. New results…

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It Just Isn’t Working: PISA Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Efforts

  • December 5, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles

(New York Times) The performance of American teenagers in reading and math has been stagnant since 2000, according to the latest results of a rigorous international exam, despite a decades-long effort to raise standards and help students compete with peers…

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Reading Audiobooks

  • July 30, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles

Matthew and guest host Tirzah Price talk about the booming audiobook industry, the literacy benefits of audiobooks, and some of the stories and story narrators we can’t stop thinking about. Listen here

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Enhancing Literacy Skills Using Audiobooks

  • June 7, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles

(Tampere University of Applied Sciences) Audiobooks open a world of opportunity to anyone interested in reading yet might not have the time to sit down with a book for over an hour a day. Audiobooks can transform our daily car,…

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Yes, parents, there is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer

  • May 30, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles, Uncategorized

(Washington Post) Yes, parents, there really is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer and beyond. The secret ingredient? You. Research shows that reading during the summer helps kids minimize the “summer slide,” the drop-off in…

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Can audiobooks be the great equalizer for students with learning differences?

  • April 25, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles, Uncategorized

(eSchool News) Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with dyslexia, a neurological condition that affects reading and related language-based…

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Efficiency of acquiring vocabulary via listening to stories

  • March 25, 2019
  • William Weil
  • White Papers

In a recent white paper from Stephen Krashen and Beniko Mason, published in the Journal of English Language Teaching, the authors strongly suggest that direct teaching of vocabulary is not as efficient as acquiring vocabulary via listening the stories, and…

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Direct Teaching of Vocabulary?

  • March 25, 2019
  • William Weil
  • Research & Articles

In a recent white paper from Stephen Krashen and Beniko Mason, published in the Journal of English Language Teaching, the authors strongly suggest that direct teaching of vocabulary is not as efficient as acquiring vocabulary via listening the stories, and…

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