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Deb McCallum

@bigideasinedu.bsky.social
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School Psychology - Language and Literacy

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Deb McCallum @bigideasinedu.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Reading is not biologically inherent. The brain was not born knowing how to read; it has to build a reading network by connecting vision, sound, language, and meaning. I wrote about why this matters for instruction. open.substack.com/pub/bigideas...
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The Brain Was Not Born to Read
How instruction helps children build the reading network
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Deb McCallum @bigideasinedu.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
What actually happens when we learn to read words? I’ve been thinking about what theories of word reading may help us understand about phonics, learning, and instruction. #Literacy #ReadingScience open.substack.com/pub/bigideas...
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Beyond the Simple View: What Actually Happens When We Learn to Read Words?
When we talk about reading, many educators are familiar with the Simple View of Reading (SVR).
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Deb McCallum @bigideasinedu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Dyslexia is not one problem My first substack! open.substack.com/pub/bigideas...
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Dyslexia is not One Problem
Why reading difficulty is as much about timing as decoding, and what that means for classrooms
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BOLD Lab @UofT @bold-lab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Our new study shows how educational disruption shapes reading comprehension 📖 When formal literacy instruction is interrupted, kids rely more on language comprehension than decoding. 🧠 Neuroimaging reveals compensatory pathways supporting reading comprehension Check out the preprint: osf.io/m9e3c_v1
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