tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post463371318195676589..comments2024-01-14T18:14:23.866-08:00Comments on Delta Scape: What does the research really say? (Language Arts Edition)delta_dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024582157985654525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post-11224599240846459602014-07-10T08:18:24.304-07:002014-07-10T08:18:24.304-07:00Thanks for your comment, Stefan. I am familiar wit...Thanks for your comment, Stefan. I am familiar with Dr. Krashen's work and others that show a balanced approach to literacy can be effective. I considered including these in this post but I wanted to focus on the authors' gross misuse of the Core Knowledge Study to make a point. Unless we maintain the integrity of the results, then there is no point in using the studies at all.delta_dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024582157985654525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post-92171232773884632172014-07-09T18:25:31.711-07:002014-07-09T18:25:31.711-07:00I don't know how that study was set-up, but th...I don't know how that study was set-up, but there are other studies with completely opposite results. You might want to investigate the research of Stephen Krashen.<br />In addition, regardless of what this one study says, both the experience of many of those that commented on the second opinion piece and my own experience show the exact opposite: the lowest-performing students made the greatest gains on the end-of-year tests when I switched to a balanced literacy approach.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999710085214042978noreply@blogger.com