S7 E3 - What Does Research Really Say About Decodable Texts?

In this episode, we weigh the current research on decodable and leveled texts, separate durable findings from weak claims, and explore which research findings we can confidently base decisions on.
Some of the research focus explored in this episode are:
• strengths and limits of the research base
• how decodables build early decoding and pseudoword reading
• strategy differences prompted by text type
• why early gains fade without progression
• cautions around comprehension claims and knowledge
• aligning texts to scope and sequence and student readiness

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