Reading Instruction, Word Confirmation, and Confirmation Bias

Podcast: The Reading Instruction Show · Dr. Andy Johnson

Opublikowano: 2026-09-19

Purpose statement: The reader will become more effective in evaluating online sources related to reading instruction. Behavioral objective: Readers will be able to identify instances in which confirmation bias results in an over-use of quotations and a misrepresentation of authors’ original ideas. Important Terms • Word recognition – encountering a word in print and instantly knowing what it is. • Word identification – encountering a word in print that is not recognized and using a strategy to figure out what it is. • Decoding – identifying a word using letters and letter pattern...