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So this is happening. Anybody want to meet up in Japan? Any schools in the region looking for a visit? I know it’s late in the year, but with airfare covered as far as Tokyo. . .

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Sara Holbrook made some friends on the way to school today.

Foggy walk back to our dorm room.

Breakfast in the cafeteria then onto day three.

Day one at KISJ in the books.

Okay - let’s get this show on the road.

Brought my own midnight snack. Somewhere over the Pacific.

Well dear fans - it’s happened. Only the second time in our career we missed an overseas flight. This is totally on United hour and a half delay in cleveland - then when we had raced through the airport with ground folk calling ahead to our gate that were were on our way. Too bad the gate had already been abandoned by the gate crew so we get there the key was still attached to the plane but nobody to check us in. Chilling in San Francisco for 12 hours.

Betty Katz helping us pack for our trip to Korea.

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-a-focus-on-phonics-or-comprehension-what-reading-research-should-look-like-in-practice/2023/08?fbclid=IwAR0lla9LRp6SQ3gp_6v7154Rr8l3zoQTrCh1bV-mCzaMJaC2Zog9fCJU-3Q_aem_AXOYcxfN6ePmeLeYMTvgP5WZFFyRkj7hE8w1c0iJf7hGLhtvGvnuM0Thd39vz1XzbX8

This makes sense.

A Focus on Phonics or Comprehension? What Reading Research Should Look Like in Practice (Opinion) Children do need phonics instruction. But, it should happen in the context of real reading, write two researchers.