Should you teach comprehension skills or strategies and what's the difference? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/shedding-…

The stars of #SanditonPBS are very familiar with their Jane Austen-created world, but how good are they at recognizing her writing? Find out now!

“There is no established curriculum for the science of reading– it refers to a large body of research that must be woven into the craft of teaching.” Good article. Thanks Sarah Mervosh nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/…

PSA: just b/c someone advocates for #SoR doesn’t mean “only teach phonics”. Nor does it mean we teach the 5 pillars in isolation. It means we use cognitive science to direct HOW we teach decoding while also building the other pillars—simultaneously. This is not a hard concept.

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So this is a problem I’m having: On one hand I’m dying to finish reading the existing #Outlander series. On the other I want to s t r e t c h out the remaining books until just before book 10 is released.

The more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know.

Teachers- best gift you’ve received for Teacher Appreciation Week? (I am a teacher- but I’m looking for something outside the box to give to my kids’ teachers…)

Why are people so reluctant to move away from leveled readers? Are the stories really that great? Are they really so much better than the stories in decodable readers? #SOR #balancedliteracy

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So this is my current problem: I recently started “Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone” on Mark Kelso. I want to listen to it every second of every day. BUT I also want it to last until #Outlander Book Ten is released.

For real! 💯 🌐 teachergoals.com

Teachers’ knowledge and skills are the key. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Hey Netflix - Know what would make an amazing series? Stealth Ops and Falcon Falls series by Brittney Sahin

Jane Austen fans! A quick survey!

Resources on selective mutism? Anyone know a good place to turn?

Classroom teaching is one of the hardest tasks ever devised (waaay harder than brain surgery). Yet many people think it's easy. This is the 'paradox of teacher expertise'. ↓

It's time to abandon reading groups based on supposed levels. Education Week Sarah Schwartz ILA National Center on Improving Literacy Lead for Literacy Center The Reading League Science of Read UF College of Education Council for Exceptional Children edweek.org/teaching-learn…