The image above and its message resonate deeply with me, especially in the field of reading instruction and dyslexia
"You must always be willing to truly consider evidence that contradicts
your beliefs, and admit the possibility that you may be wrong.
Intelligence isn't knowing everything, it's the ability to challenge
everything you know."
I have listened to both David Boulton and Andrew Johnson several times and must say that both of them are a wealth of knowledge but both of them are like the human egg in that they are not receptive to things that are contrary to what they have learned.
It was David who blocked me on LinkedIn in 2015 when I told him that his two recommended videos would cause kids to disengage from learning to read. LINK.
Andrew Johnson cut me off stating I don’t have the credentials to discuss with him. He asked me for research reports to support my findings that phonological awareness deficit is not the cause of dyslexia. He continually asked me for evidence.
Here is Andrew Johnson's cocked-up view on phonics. LINK
Here are further
excerpts from the discussion between David and Andrew and my comments. LINK
