Ep.81-College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek
06/21/24 • 66 min
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Ep.81-The One About...
College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek
Article: “The College Kids Are Not All Right”
Reports from professors point to an alarming decline in cognitive capabilities, even at selective institutions by Natalie Wexler
June 2, 2024
https://nataliewexler.substack.com/p/the-college-kids-are-not-all-right
Quote:
“Students are intimidated by anything over 10 pages and seem to walk away from readings of as little as 20 pages with no real understanding.”
“We are in new territory when even highly motivated honors students struggle to grasp the basic argument of a 20-page article.”
Why is this happening? What are the reasons for the decline?
Donna Hejtmanek bio:
Donna Hejtmanek (hite-man-ik) retired after 41 years of teaching special education and serving as a reading specialist-interventionist. She served as president of the Literacy Task Force of Northern Wisconsin, was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in 2014 to Wisconsin’s Read to Lead Literacy Council, served as the legislative chair of the International Dyslexia Association and served on The Legislative Co
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Ep.81-The One About...
College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek
Article: “The College Kids Are Not All Right”
Reports from professors point to an alarming decline in cognitive capabilities, even at selective institutions by Natalie Wexler
June 2, 2024
https://nataliewexler.substack.com/p/the-college-kids-are-not-all-right
Quote:
“Students are intimidated by anything over 10 pages and seem to walk away from readings of as little as 20 pages with no real understanding.”
“We are in new territory when even highly motivated honors students struggle to grasp the basic argument of a 20-page article.”
Why is this happening? What are the reasons for the decline?
Donna Hejtmanek bio:
Donna Hejtmanek (hite-man-ik) retired after 41 years of teaching special education and serving as a reading specialist-interventionist. She served as president of the Literacy Task Force of Northern Wisconsin, was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in 2014 to Wisconsin’s Read to Lead Literacy Council, served as the legislative chair of the International Dyslexia Association and served on The Legislative Co
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The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.
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Show Notes:
The One About...
Five Dads, Five Stories: Coping with Reading Struggles
Dads tell their stories!
How did it feel growing up with reading and writing challenges?
What were their fears?
Did having a child with reading struggles bring back memories?
What action steps did they take?
We talk about school challenges, emotional health, overcoming trauma, and raising
children with reading and writing difficulties. Conversations include dyslexia, learning
disabilities, ADHD, and DLD.
They have some advice for you!!
It’s raining men on The Literacy View Father’s Day Special!
Special Guests:
Tre Hadrick
Danny Marino
John Mullarkey
Jason Orlosky
Stephen Yearout
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The One About...
Education HQ News
“‘Dismayed’ Vic teachers’ union slams new structured literacy reform” June 17, 2024
https://search.app/VvBy78ENi77kD7Gq6
“Backlash erupts over Vic teachers’ union’s stance on structured literacy reform” June 18, 2024
https://educationhq.com/news/backlash-erupts-over-vic-teachers-unions-stance-on-structured-literacy-reform-175428/
Dr. Pamela Snow Bio
https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/pcsnow
Article
“It takes a village: Changing reading instruction in the Education State”
https://search.app/9D8fh6icGcvPkKbG9
Blog:
The Snow Report
http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/
Twitter (X)
@PamelaSnow2
James Dobson Bio
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