"The signature of reading skill is the extent to which print & speech become integrated... they become intertwined & change each other.
The brain integrates these 2 codes so they become more than the sum of the parts." -@SeidenbergRead
The brain integrates these 2 codes so they become more than the sum of the parts." -@SeidenbergRead
"These component skills [phoneme awareness & graphemes] are necessary but are not meaningful on their own... so yes, you need to teach the parts, but it's always got to be in the service of the real goal--reading." -@SeidenbergRead
"[Understanding this information about the brain] can help teachers when new programs or trainings come down the pike... [they] can be more mindful, thoughtful, and competent." -@SeidenbergRead
"Language has alot of structure, but it's not like 'rules'. All the levels are kind of messy... What makes you skilled is that you learn these statistical regularities..." -@SeidenbergRead
"Children are building up knowledge of these various kinds of regularities & correspondences at different levels over time... [statistical learning is] something we are prepared to do as organisms--we pick up on these patterns."
"How can we promote children picking up on these patterns? It's quantity & variety... although exposure is very important... studies show explicit instruction is very important & is beneficial 2 the child even though a small subset of the patterns can be taught." -@SeidenbergRead
"You cannot teach all the [PGCs] of English. They are a very complex set of mappings. However, we know that teaching a subset of them are very important bc [they] have a bigger impact on a large amount of words. If targeted well, it has a huge booster effect." -@SeidenbergRead
And on word meanings.. "What you learn about one word can benefit many other words... because there is overlap between the meaning of words.. & a relatively small amount of direct instruction has massive benefits that go beyond just the word that's been taught." -@SeidenbergRead
For example, "When you teach a child about panther, it doesn't just teach them about panthers... It updates your neural system for all the words that overlap with panther and prepares the way for ocelot or lynx..." -@SeidenbergRead
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