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Lindsay Heggie

@lheggie.bsky.social
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Academic Skills Specialist @QueensU; PhD in Cognitive Studies of Education, focused on scientific studies of reading. Current mood: exit, pursued by a bear.

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 08/06/2025
A recent article claimed that the Science of Learning and Direct Instruction is "neoliberal ‘dogma’ that is working to de-skill the teaching profession". This is my response to that ⬇️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/defending-...
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Lindsay Heggie @lheggie.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?” The responses, ... shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.”
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Lindsay Heggie @lheggie.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
"Books are a rich source of learning new words, and if kids don’t have that experience reading at home, they’re likely to come to school [with] less vocabulary – and that makes a big difference in how successful you’re going to be [in school]." - Dr. Dawna Duff www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried
Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behind
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Lindsay Heggie @lheggie.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
How handy! Thanks Jodi. Hard to get momentum going on a new platform, but feeling optimistic.
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