<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Sorry. Shep’s message doesn’t make any sense. The Dalmatian article was not about Reading Mastery and other DI Programs, not meeting the criteria. It’s about the so called “Research-Baseed Recommendations" falling short. <div><br><div>
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font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">The most effective reading</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">programs carefully</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">structure instruction around</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">mastery of small learning</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">increments that leads to</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; 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text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">advanced applications and</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">higher student self-esteem.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Oct 13, 2023, at 9:32 AM, di-request@lists.uoregon.edu wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Send di mailing list submissions to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>di@lists.uoregon.edu<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>https://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/di<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>di-request@lists.uoregon.edu<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>di-owner@lists.uoregon.edu<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of di digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: well-designed reading (Betsy Primm)<br> 2. Re: well-designed reading (Shepard Barbash)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:49:54 -0400<br>From: Betsy Primm <betsyprimm@aol.com><br>To: Laura Hughes <laura.hughes@rattlers.org><br>Cc: di@lists.uoregon.edu<br>Subject: Re: di: well-designed reading<br>Message-ID: <7090208D-823C-47EB-B1CA-DA919D5CA402@aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <http://lists.uoregon.edu/pipermail/di/attachments/20231012/1ec08bb6/attachment-0001.html><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:57:09 -0400<br>From: Shepard Barbash <shepbarbash@gmail.com><br>To: Laura Hughes <laura.hughes@rattlers.org><br>Cc: "di@lists.uoregon.edu" <di@lists.uoregon.edu><br>Subject: Re: di: well-designed reading<br>Message-ID:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><CAEOGAmM3ZFhnU4NCWeoCb=zfALxwiCmQjBdc74x9kNWDa-X77g@mail.gmail.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br><br>Zig explained why Reading Mastery and other DI programs don't meet the<br>'criteria'--a timeless column:<br><br>https://zigsite.com/DalmatianPro.htm<br><br>https://zigsite.com/Dalmatian.htm<br><br>Shep Barbash<br><br><br><br>On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 1:43?PM Laura Hughes <laura.hughes@rattlers.org><br>wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Arkansas also has an approved list, Reading Mastery did not pass the<br>criteria.<br>We had to give it up after years of effective teaching, confidence<br>building, and good test scores.<br>I can tell you that the curriculum we chose was very expensive and will<br>never match what we were able to accomplish with Reading Mastery.<br><br><br><br>On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 11:31?AM Carolyn Sharette <csharette@apamail.org><br>wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Crazy happenings in Utah.<br>Senate Bill 127 passed requiring state-approved ?science-based reading?<br>programs in every school within 2 years.<br>We cheered! Finally others would join us in using effective reading<br>curriculum! (We opened 20 years ago and Reading Mastery is our Core<br>reading program)<br>Every district has to report what program it will use and gain approval<br>to qualify under the law.<br>We sent in our plan to use Reading Mastery.<br>It was FLATLY DENIED. Too many ?red flags?. Not science-based.<br><br>????????????<br><br>State reading results came out. 4 out of top 6 schools use some type of<br>Reading Mastery (for Core or Corrective).<br><br>Still they refuse to ?approve? it!!!!<br><br><br>*Carolyn Sharette*<br>*Executive Director*<br>*Cell: 801-808-3933*<br>*csharette@apamail.org <csharette@apamail.org>*<br><br><br>[image: 20 year anniversay logo - Email Signature .5x.5.png]<br><br>Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this e-mail is for<br>the intended recipient(s) alone. It may contain privileged and confidential<br>information that is legally protected. If you are not an intended<br>recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on<br>it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender<br>immediately by reply to this email and delete the material from your<br>computer.<br><br>On Oct 6, 2023, at 11:55 AM, Kozloff, Martin <kozloffm@uncw.edu> wrote:<br><br>In places where whole language has finally been dropped without comment<br>from districts (which has happened around here), it is because of several<br>events.<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">The crisis. Jillions of articles at all levels report the crisis of<br></blockquote></blockquote>moronitude in public schools. "Jeez, Louise, these kids can't read. What<br>the heck!"<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">The challenge. Enough national-level articles (research and<br></blockquote></blockquote>commentary) are published whose message is that "we finally know what<br>effective instruction requires"---even if this has been known for decades.<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Unmasking the enemy. "Bombshell" reports go after those responsible,<br></blockquote></blockquote>for their dopey ideas and their fortunes--- stupidity combined with<br>avarice. "And the kids paid for this!"<br><br>For ex, the Funky Goodmans (an editor of theirs said they were always<br>surrounded by a noxious bouquet of stench---they hadn't heard of Whole<br>Deodorant.) and Lucy C.<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">The Fear. Administrators start to think that they'd better change<br></blockquote></blockquote>things or the public may come for them with hot pitch, feathers, and wooden<br>rails.<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Publishers advertise that "We are not those guys. Our materials are<br></blockquote></blockquote>consistent with what we know works."<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> The Answer. Administators (having no idea what well-designed<br></blockquote></blockquote>instruction looks like) buy the materials that are best advertised. Some<br>such materials seem to work well enough.<br><br>What happens when they pick the wrong materials, as they thrash around<br>for a solution? That's when a higher power (state legislature, parents<br>suing under the 14 amendment equal protection clause) has to respond<br>swifty, before ineffective programs become "Our way." "No, you need to<br>try again, or you'll get sued in federal court."<br><br>Just my thoughts. As always, correct, and delivered with humility and a<br>side order of schmaltz.<br><br>Kozloff out<br><br>Check the manuscript if you feel like it. Book 2 of a series of six.<br>Integrates DI, ABA, TAGTeach, and Precision Teaching, in a wholesome<br>package of logically okay (I'm not Zig of blessed memory!) formats. Comes<br>with a pink tote bag.<br><bk 2 learning readiness.docx><br>_______________________________________________<br>di mailing list<br>di@lists.uoregon.edu<br>https://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/di<br><br><br><br><br>Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this e-mail is for<br>the intended recipient(s) alone. It may contain privileged and confidential<br>information that is legally protected. If you are not an intended<br>recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on<br>it. 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