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(1/2)'If more and more students are requiring that we change our structures to accommodate their needs, at what point is it no longer a question of accommodations but a flaw in our designs? landmarkschool.org/our-school/lan…

Teachers often face withering scrutiny for applying methods learned in universities.

Many universities remain oblivious to the eventual impact of their methods/ materials/associations on kids.

It's slowly changing. Some are plugged in and solution oriented.

For balance. Univ of Delaware is a phenomenal partner to local school districts. They provide coaching, support, and teachers steeped in reading research.

They and Delaware St are BOTH strong with Reading Foundations. Del St is also great with selecting strong mentor teachers.

Specifics:
Northeastern (IL) took over Mills College (Oakland, CA) and seeks approval of an Ed program that incorporates 3 Cueing, Balanced Lit, running records, F&P, etc. In response to public concerns, they defend their methods and materials.
# Fighting for our children's lives

Literacy methods, gurus, and programs love to hide under the shield of universities.

Universities are responsible for what they teach, but they're also responsible for what they allow to be promoted in their name.

Donations to the endowment shouldn't buy silence.

Appreciate Ameer Baraka for speaking about dyslexia and the importance of literacy. He uses his platform to encourage, inspire, challenge people from the State House to the Prison Yard.
# KeepPushin

Ameer Baraka
NAACP
The Actors' Guild The Emmys Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children Black Literacy Matters

Ohio's governor is prioritizing kids; their well-being and ability to read is a big part of that. Everyone around him understands his priority, and it shows. Leadership matters.

Reminds me of the Maasai greeting, 'How are the children?'

'The California NAACP was right, this is a civil rights issue. And you don’t play politics with civil rights,' said Kareem J. Weaver, a member of Oakland NAACP Education Committee and co-founder of FULCRUM. #caleg #capol #literacy #caedu #reading
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Thanked Darryl McDaniels (DMC) for a verse that helped open young minds in education.

'I'm DMC, in the place to be,
I go to St. John's University.
And since kindergarten I acquired the knowledge,
And, after 12th grade, I went straight to college.'

RUN DMC
Rev Run

Things i'd rather do than make my own curriculum:

Home visits and and calls
Detailed feedback on student work
Grading/Scoring
Encouraging students
Bringing in items of interest
Internalizing lesson
Checking safety nets
Checking extensions
Reviewing 'next and/or previous' lessons

Living in 'poverty' doesn't mean kids can't learn to read.
Cut it out.

And, plenty of people with big homes and pockets full of money have lives that are a hot mess.

Another school district improving kids' literacy. It's infectious.
I'm sharing, despite my objection to the principal wearing that abomination of a shirt. KC Chiefs were annoying even b4 the Swift/Kelce angle.

#Raiders4Life
#GoBills

Thanks missy purcell
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Grateful to have been part of this. Always an honor to share a stage with Kymyona Burk, Ed.D..
Goodbye, NY.

The US Senate Ed committee wants to hear from educators and parents and others on improving literacy

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