This Is The Most Interesting Piece About Education Research That I’ve Read In A Long Time

[Larry Ferlazzo]

Though I don’t quite agree with everything they say, this piece, Phonics is a fad, but it’s also good, so we should do it anyway, even though it will probably disappoint people, is the most interesting commentary on education research that I’ve read in quite awhile.

It rightly points out that:

The outcomes we like to measure, such as reading comprehension, depend on many personal and environmental factors, making it hard for a discrete change in schooling to make much of a difference. . .

But that doesn’t mean that the small positive effects that in-schooling changes can make don’t add up.

In addition to checking out that very readable post, I’d recommend you also read a commentary on it at Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science.

I’m adding this info to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.