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Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Psychology at La Trobe University. Co-Director, Science of Language & Reading Lab, School of Education. Psych & Sp Path.
Bendigo, Victoria pamelasnow.blogspot.com Joined February 2026
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“Education has always had surprising politics.”

Now, that would need to be the understatement of the decade @ehanford! 🫣
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Emily Hanford’s new reporting on Sold a Story highlights a wild knowledge paradox.
​The US created Direct Instruction and mapped the cognitive science of reading decades ago. Other countries operationalized it at scale. Yet American schools still fight against adopting their own breakthrough.
​Institutional dogma is a hell of a drug.

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“Good initial instruction is going to save everyone time in the long run”.

Great interview with @Kris_Boulton on math(s) instruction but applicable across many curriculum areas. Thanks @rastokke 🙌

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podcasts.apple.com The Science of Clear Math Teaching with Kristopher Boulton (Ep 82) Podcast Episode · Chalk & Talk · 15 October · 1hr 9min
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I enjoyed this opportunity to chat with @dperkinsed yesterday. We specifically got into the weeds of where instruction for novices should start and why.
Drew Perkins @dperkinsed 2d
Great to talk with @PCSnow1604 about some of the things we disagree on, and find areas of agreement!

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Flourishing and the Science of Learning? - @ThoughtStretchr Education wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstretch…
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