When students are not being assessed by end of year assessments, let them play with language! Give them the gift of fluency development through organized performances of poetry that they self-select from a variety of poems that you provide. Let them get silly. Let them perform.

To immerse students in all four domains of language--reading, writing, speaking, and listening--we must provide students with actionable structures for collaborative talk. Check out this Reciprocal Reading Protocol for more! edutopia.org/article/recipr…

Student literacy doesn't stop developing after the standardized assessment. Keep them reading. Keep them writing. Show them that literacy is more than an assessment--it is a way of being human. #literacy

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Inspire your students to continue reading and writing during the summer. #literacy edutopia.org/blog/inspiring…

The freedom to live; the freedom to learn; the freedom to embrace growth through literacy--all of our freedoms are backed by the blood of heroes. Honor them today--and always--by clinging happily to each opportunity to engage in and share acts of literacy. #literacy #memorialday

Images are useful text features to enhance meaning in texts for primary students; however, they should not be used to read words. Instead, have students cover images while they grapple with words. And like a game, have them uncover the images to confirm their accuracy.

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Dictation activities can help students solidify their understanding of how sounds are represented by letters. This also offers teachers frequent opportunities to give feedback to students. Check out Lindsay Kemeny's book 7 Mighty Moves for more practical tips like this!

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Do your students struggle retaining content knowledge? "Writing about content helps students clarify and organize their thoughts, solidify the material they are learning, and place that learning into their long-term memory." - Joan Sedita

From all of us at the Florida Literacy Association, we wish you a happy Independence Day! "Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people." - John Adams

Don't let your child's literacy learning stall in the summer! The Florida Center for Reading Research offers FREE, easy-to-play games for you and your child. Check out their YouTube channel for examples: tinyurl.com/e6r5nfzr The games are here: fcrr.org/student-center….

Did you know that the Florida Literacy Association has been serving Florida for 85 years? Our mission remains focused on promoting quality literacy instruction, clarifying educational issues for decision makers, supporting research in literacy, and advocating life-long reading.

If fluency is the bridge between decoding and comprehension, we should pay close attention to our students' developing fluency. Grab any grade-level text and regularly track what percentage of words they get correct in a 150-200 word chunk.

Do your students get balanced experiences with a variety of text types, such as poetry, short fiction, novels, and informational text? According to the Reading Rope, students need to strategically draw upon Literacy Knowledge for skilled reading. greatminds.org/english/blog/w…

When we allow students opportunities to write, especially in the primary grades, we gain access to their understanding of the sound-spelling correspondences that we want students to internalize through orthographic mapping. Writing lets us see what they know in action.

The Florida Literacy Association is calling for PROPOSALS for our 61st Annual Literacy Conference in January. #FLA2026 #timetoshine When? 08/30/2025 How? Follow the link below to submit your proposal. tinyurl.com/yc6y983a

How might you implement ONE shift in your literacy instruction to reach more of your students? Your tireless efforts, your continual learning and progressing practice could be a landmark moment for that one child in your classroom--and that's worth the shift! #literacy

Too often, the curriculum we use does not adequately and clearly provide a compelling why for the different domains of language: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Next year, try reframing why we read, write, and speak every day. #literacy