Shout out to the #1 Assistant Principal in the nation on National Assistant Principals Week. One of the finest to ever wield the walkie. Thank you @gkarlsonjr.

Commentary: Being multilingual is no longer a liability for students. That's good for the U.S. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

You need strong leadership or else your school will turn into a zoo. #aqbteam

New: “The long-term impact of Reading Recovery on students’ reading/ELA test scores in 3rd and 4th grades is statistically significant & substantially negative.” Ss who got RR in 1st gr had 3rd-4th grade scores up to a grade level below non-RR students. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excursión a la playa! Súper divertido! #somosbilingüe #duallanguage #dualllanguagekindergarten #aqbteam #juntostodoslogranmas

Tune in to the #PrincipalMattersPodcast to hear this inspiring duo discuss their approach to leadership, Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M). Check out the episode wherever you get your podcasts or by following the link below! . . . williamdparker.com/2023/06/28/pmp…

I was a teacher who didn’t initially embrace decodable texts, assuming they were dull and not engaging. When I transitioned to SOR, I realized how uninformed I was. My kids are engaged because they CAN read these texts. They experience success I didn’t see w/ leveled materials.

This is an *epic* collection from Joe Kirby. 🎓 21 seminal articles by teachers on curriculum. Each with a link and one-sentence summary.

The three best arguments against a knowledge rich curriculum, (and why I think they’re wrong). pedfed.wordpress.com/2018/11/11/the… via Jon Hutchinson

Great presentation on Science of Reading instruction and translanguaging for multilingual students at NYS TESOL conference in Albany. #NYSTESOL

Philadelphia Marathon 2023. Finished at the Rocky steps but too tired to climb them after.

Troubling study here ... Study shows digital leisure reading does little to improve reading comprehension for students phys.org/news/2023-12-d… via Phys.org

Use sight words within science of reading approaches, researcher advises k12dive.com/news/science-o… via K-12 Dive

This book changed so much for me. Cuts through a lot of the noise and tropes around learning to get to how things actually work.

I’ve always loved Rita Pierson’s famous TED talk but I do find this to be a little more true to life. Doug Lemov

The rise of UFLI has been really remarkable. One key: its usability. Holly Lane

Essential reading about reading: fordhaminstitute.org/national/resea…

Handwriting instruction can improve students’ knowledge of letter names and sounds, spelling, and word reading. In our latest post, IRRC Director Shawn Datchuk describes several effective techniques for teaching handwriting. irrc.education.uiowa.edu/blog/2024/07/h…