This is fascinating! Time is limited and precious. If I knew about how long it would take my child to learn to multiply, write legibly, etc. I could better schedule time.
Tina, there are, indeed, fascinating Ideas in this post. And note that Tom wrote this in 1984 and referred to research he and colleagues had conducted "10 years ago," meaning the mid 1970s. I'm sad to say that too many studies by Tom and his colleagues are still overlooked. Here are a couple of references (I hope the publisher has allowed them to be available to the public).
Also. please stay tuned, as I am working on a post that will elaborate on the matter of time in teaching.
Lovitt, T. C., & Hansen, C. L. (1976). The use of contingent skipping and drilling to improve oral reading and comprehension. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 9(8), 481-487. https://doi.org/10.1177/002221947600900802
Lovitt, T. C., & Hansen, C. L.: (1976). Round one—Placing the child in the right reader. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 9(6), 347–353. https://doi.org/10.1177/002221947600900603
This is fascinating! Time is limited and precious. If I knew about how long it would take my child to learn to multiply, write legibly, etc. I could better schedule time.
Tina, there are, indeed, fascinating Ideas in this post. And note that Tom wrote this in 1984 and referred to research he and colleagues had conducted "10 years ago," meaning the mid 1970s. I'm sad to say that too many studies by Tom and his colleagues are still overlooked. Here are a couple of references (I hope the publisher has allowed them to be available to the public).
Also. please stay tuned, as I am working on a post that will elaborate on the matter of time in teaching.
Lovitt, T. C., & Hansen, C. L. (1976). The use of contingent skipping and drilling to improve oral reading and comprehension. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 9(8), 481-487. https://doi.org/10.1177/002221947600900802
Lovitt, T. C., & Hansen, C. L.: (1976). Round one—Placing the child in the right reader. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 9(6), 347–353. https://doi.org/10.1177/002221947600900603