The Reading Instruction Show

09/22/2026

A miscue analysis is a diagnostic measure used for word recognition and fluency. In the hands of an expert reading teacher, a miscue analysis provides a rich source of information that is simply not accessible with any standardized test or measure. Why would you not want teachers to have this tool?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqjzvlNRvaA&t=7s

09/18/2026

Research can often be generalized to classroom settings and used to understand and inform; however, the results of research are always constrained by the many variables of the individual classroom, which are unknown to the research.

But jut as important, what works for one teacher in one setting may not work for another in another setting. We cannot generalize to larger populations based on the experience of one or two teachers. This is not how educational research works.

Before making statements about research saying this or that, one should know just a little bit about research. This is especially true regarding research related to reading instruction.

https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/what-teachers-should-know-about-the

09/16/2026

Another great ILEC webinar (free): Please register for Brain Surgery for Beginners: Solving the Mystery of How We Read (No Scalpel Needed) on Sep 24, 2026 6:00 PM CDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2137797407633425502

09/07/2026

Here's another mystery in an endless sea of mysteries: The National Council on Teacher Quality has determined that running records is a "practice contrary to the science of reading". What exactly is it contrary to? And what does that tell you about your science if it's contrary to it?

Calling a duck a chicken does not make it a chicken.

09/01/2026

Purpose statement: Readers will understand the difference between word recognition and word identification.
Behavioral objective: Readers will demonstrate their understanding of word recognition and word identification by completing the worksheet in Appendix A with 98% accuracy.

https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/linnea-ehri-helps-us-understand-word

08/26/2026

Another free ILEC webinar presented by Alan Flurkey, Perpie Liwanag, and Koomi Kim. Brain Surgery for Beginners: Solving the Mystery of How We Read

Another free ILEC online workshop for parents and educators!

08/26/2026

https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/the-three-cueing-systems-and-the

If you are against something, you should know something about that which you are against.

08/26/2026

https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/research-to-support-three-cueing?utm_source=publication-search

* This is an excerpt from my book, ‘Making Sense of the Science of Reading: Context Matters’, published by Guilford Publishing

08/25/2026

https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/understanding-reading-you-cant-teach

The Reading Instruction Show with Dr. Andy Johnson

08/25/2026

https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/reading-and-the-information-processing

* This is an excerpt from my book, Being and Becoming Teachers of Reading: A Meaning-Based Approach, published by Routledge in 2028