My deepest apologies to Eduflack readers for not being active here in the past few weeks. As I noted last year, dear ol’ Eduflack has been involved in some long-form content creation (meaning book writing). It took up many months of my time last year (thus the hiatus) and has come back to require my attention over the past few weeks.
The great news is I’ll be able to announce the completion of a very personal and I think important book next week. As one reviewer already put it, the book “ROCKS!” So February is going to be a rockin’ good month, with this new book from Yacker Media.
I look forward to sharing the news with y’all next week or so, and will work to share free Kindle copies of the book with loyal Eduflack readers as soon as allowable.
I’m also in the process of wrapping up the second edition of the Why Kids Can’t Read: Challenging the Status Quo in education book that Rowman & Littlefield Education will be publishing later this year. Back in 2005-06, I was a contributing author to the project. For this edition, I am the lead editor, working in partnership with longtime colleagues and mentors Reid Lyon and Phyllis Blaunstein.
Why Kids Can’t Read is an important story, particularly as we see that nearly 40 percent of the world’s school-age children are unable to read proficiently. The first edition of the book, out in 2006, looked at the wealth of research we have on literacy instruction and how best to teach our kids to read, while offering practical guidance for parents for how to ensure that “what works” is what is being used in their child’s classrooms. The second edition builds on that work, incorporating recent developments such as Race to the Top and Common Core State Standards into this important discussion.
So thanks for your patience. Eduflack will be back to its regular schedule in the coming weeks. Happy reading (post-announcement, I hope!).
Eduflack By Patrick R. Riccards 