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Survey Statistics: favorite textbooks ?

This series has used a few survey statistics textbooks, see my list below. Which of your favorites am I missing ? Kish 1965: Särndal, Swensson, Wretman 1992: Groves et al. 2009: Lu...

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How to Read Good or Maybe Great

Originally published in the near future. - - -Are you one of the last humans reading? You are rare. Appreciation! I wrote this—personally, with hands—to help the billions who don’t...

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Reading For Non-Readers: How To Make Reading Not Feel Like A Chore

You’re at a dark apartment party, and the question keeps coming up between conversations: “What are you reading right now?” You dread that question. You despise it.  Why? Probably...

What Happens to a Society That Stops Reading Closely?

Two headlines can be true and still leave us with opposite impressions. Among children aged 8 to 18 in the UK, enjoyment of reading reached a 20-year low in 2025. In 2026, it rose....

Celebrating the readers’ choices

Writing for One Imagined Reader

Not a crowd. Not no one. One person.Continue reading on Medium »

Reigniting the joy in reading

Schools and nonprofits have long sought to expand access to books for young people. More and more, they’re emphasizing reading for pleasure – and for deeper connections.

Making Reading Fun: An ELA Lesson Plan

What enjoyable memories do you have of reading or being read to? What could schools do to make working with written texts more engaging?

Peer Reader Feedback Helps Readers & Writers

Laurie Hornik’s students say the Peer Reader Feedback strategy is helpful to them because as writers, they appreciate having agency in deciding what feedback to ask for. And as rea...

Perspective | Harriet, Pippi, Dolly, and Me: What a Childhood Spent Hiding Behind Books Taught Me About Raising Readers...

A lifelong love of books offers lessons for raising curious, independent readers as artificial intelligence reshapes childhood and education. The post Perspective | Harriet, Pippi,...

Reading sentences to ponder

In 2015, 6 of the top 25 bestselling hardcover books—this is a not-perfect but useful proxy for new books published—were fiction. In 2025, 18 of the top 25 hardcover books were fic...