“Teaching children to read has been superseded by an emphasis on developing literacy, which includes text, but also using sound, pictures, video, and other media. Reading as I've construed it is hardly a part of literacy in this sense, its role being comparable to spelling or typing. Yet the reading education part—helping children to become skilled readers, to be motivated to read, and to be able to comprehend and interpret texts for various purposes—is not easy.” ReadingEducationTeachingBooksLiteracyCognitive ScienceAlternative Literacies Book:Language at the Speed of Sight Source: Language at the Speed of Sight
“K-12 teaching is a low-status profession in this country, and in academia, teaching (what is already known) is less highly valued than research (expanding what is known). Teaching teachers is then the lowest of the low, totem pole-wise.” EducationTeachingAcademiaAmerican Education Book:Language at the Speed of Sight Source: Language at the Speed of Sight