Let's Talk About Reading

Hello,

This blog is my attempt to generate a discussion regarding the manner in which we teach children to read. As a teacher and school administrator, I saw too many of our kids fall through the cracks. I therefore decided to conduct my own investigation into the research that surrounded early literacy training and to report my findings. The product of that effort is a book called Leaving Johnny Behind: Overcoming Barriers to Literacy and Reclaiming At-Risk Readers.

I will use this blog to communicate some of the various discoveries I made while analyzing the data and get your reactions to them. I feel there are several things we can do to build more and better readers and in so doing reduce the ever-increasing achievement gaps among poor and minority populations. I am hoping that we can have a stimulating dialogue as a means of pushing our agenda on behalf of all kids.

Tony Pedriana

Welcome !!

Welcome to Tony Pedriana's blog!

This is the first post. I hope you will check back often to read up on the latest from Tony, Leaving Johnny Behind and Learning Dynamics Press.