What changed?Īmong other factors, while researching aspects of reading effectiveness, Shanahan discovered that a key study used to promote the benefits of having children read books within their prescribed reading level contained data that was not backed up by direct evidence. As his stature rose, he became a vocal critic of leveled reading. Shanahan has devoted his career to literacy and was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2007.
When Tim Shanahan, a leading literacy and reading expert, taught first grade, he used the leveled reading approach with his students.
