What the Research Says (WTRS) aims to bring relevant, usable findings from recent research papers in the field of early literacy to educators especially elementary school teachers and coaches. Over the last decade, we have seen a windfall for educators -- the findings of thousands of studies, carefully conducted by researchers. Many of the findings reinforce existing practices. But some suggest new insights.
The format is deliberately sparse: the findings from a single paper with minimal commentary. You add the commentary.
The blog is maintained by Laurence Holt who works for an educational technology company in New York City.
Some rules:
- Quotes that are not based on specific research findings are labeled "opinion"
- We are unable to provide links to the original research due to copyright restrictions, though you may sometimes be able to find the full paper online using a specialist search engine such as Google Scholar
