# The Bell Ringer

Reporting, tools and resources on the science of learning

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## [Open thread: how much time do your students spend reading?](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/open-thread-how-much-time-do-your)

_2026-08-19 · Holly Korbey_

I’m looking for answers

## [Degrees of Ignorance](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/degrees-of-ignorance-teacher-training)

_2026-08-14 · Holly Korbey_

What's an education degree really worth?

## [New lawsuit alleges false advertising from i-Ready](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/new-lawsuit-alleges-false-advertising)

_2026-08-12 · Holly Korbey_

Plus AEI's new short briefs on cog sci, and growing misunderstandings of "the science"

## [When everyone wants the science of reading, and making it happen is still a challenge](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/making-the-science-of-reading-happen-in-washington-dc)

_2026-08-07 · Holly Korbey_

One Washington, D.C., elected official said no reading war exists in the big urban district—just a limited budget, a ton of stakeholders and ineffective legacy policies

## [The Bell Ringer back-to-school companion](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/the-bell-ringer-cognitive-science-back-to-school-companion)

_2026-08-04 · Holly Korbey_

Get yourself ready for the inevitable with the latest science + practice

## ["Writing practice goes wrong because children are told to 'just write'"](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/evidence-based-writing-instruction)

_2026-07-31 · Holly Korbey_

Video with David Didau and Rikki Cole, authors of Writing Fitness

## [New study suggests phonics overdose with little “real” reading](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/too-much-phonics-decoding-threshold)

_2026-07-28 · Holly Korbey_

Plus why middle school readers aren’t advancing in reading, the "decoding threshold," and more

## [Bringing all of the evidence bases together for the first time—SOR + SOL](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/science-of-reading-science-of-learning)

_2026-07-24 · Holly Korbey_

A new book promises a universal standard to help literacy, learning and instructional science work together for students

## [How writing enhances thinking—and learning](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/how-writing-enhances-thinkingand)

_2026-07-21 · Holly Korbey_

Four big, evidence-based ideas for stronger writing instruction

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_2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_

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## [How instruction builds math confidence](https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/how-instruction-builds-math-confidence)

_2026-07-17 · Holly Korbey_

An award-winning high school math teacher on the importance of quality instruction, cognitive science and where inquiry fits in