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Lanny Ball

@lannyball

Literacy Consultant & Specialist, Redding CT Schools, former co-author Two Writing Teachers blog, former TC Staff Developer; father, husband; BLM.

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Brian Sztabnik (@talkswteachers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Part of my summer reading assignment asks students to write about their relationship with reading. Many — almost all — explained that they loved reading as kids and would spend hours at a time reading. Somewhere along the way they fell out of love with it. What are we doing?

Dr. Rachael Gabriel (@rachegabriel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The problem with 20+mins on whole group phonics instruction - besides the further squish-out of Sci/SS, (even where "integrated" in the lit block, they're for sure not in the phonics part) - is everyone working on the same pattern whether they know or are ready for it or not.

Lanny Ball (@lannyball) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My child’s school has organized a Book Fair by partnering with a local indie bookstore …I think it’s awesome! No Scholastic. And every kid gets to pick one book that they want to read and will become a part of a classroom library (the school doesn’t have s school library, sad)

Stacey Shubitz (@sshubitz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Melanie Meehan loves thinking about ways to make writing important for students. Today on #TWTBlog, she shares how these initiatives unfold! mtr.cool/jxjefbjlqd

<a href="/MelanieMeehan1/">Melanie Meehan</a> loves thinking about ways to make writing important for students. Today on #TWTBlog, she shares how these initiatives unfold! mtr.cool/jxjefbjlqd
Lanny Ball (@lannyball) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Love this idea of inviting kids to create synthesis pages like these! Such creativity here. This is something not valued by our standardized testing culture, but this type of analysis supports the development of some vitally important neural pathways. TY for sharing!

Rick Wormeli (@rickwormeli2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some colleagues have pushed back on this piece, indicating that no one anywhere says that reading is done with a phonics-only approach, or as some have said, even a, "phonics first" approach. My experience working in schools across the U.S. these past few years, let alone in

Lanny Ball (@lannyball) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Ultimately, schools must shift their focus away from programs-based reading instruction and toward student-need-based reading instruction.”

SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There’s no other way to look at it: the results of last night’s elections across the country broke decisively for libraries. EveryLibrary tracked 40 public library funding measures, and in 95% of them voters approved the requests, often by wide margins. ow.ly/Tb6i50Q5J7r

There’s no other way to look at it: the results of last night’s elections across the country broke decisively for libraries. EveryLibrary tracked 40 public library funding measures, and in 95% of them voters approved the requests, often by wide margins.

ow.ly/Tb6i50Q5J7r
Lanny Ball (@lannyball) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yep, that’s correct. Giving a kid a zero is adding a -6 on a scale of 1-4 (60-100). If you must “average” your grades, put in a 50 for the egregious crime the child committed by not completing something. That’s the “F” that makes mathematical sense. Read Doug Reeves

Stacey Shubitz (@sshubitz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🖋️ Dive into the world of information writing! Discover common challenges and effective solutions in this #TWTPod episode. Plug in your🎧 & dive into this episode on your favorite podcasting platform or at mtr.cool/dpoqahjaub

🖋️ Dive into the world of information writing! Discover common challenges and effective solutions in this #TWTPod episode.
Plug in your🎧 &amp; dive into this episode on your favorite podcasting platform or at mtr.cool/dpoqahjaub
Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“This product helps improve your students’ reading scores, but it may make them hate reading forever.” Yong Zhao explains the disturbing side effects of many supposedly "evidence-based" educational policies. Book: is.gd/m7Fhi4. Article: tinyurl.com/2492j8bt

Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What if teachers were subjected to the kind of rewards-based classroom-management system (including a behavior chart) that's commonly used to control students? This thread describes the eye-opening results of a brief, informal experiment: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1755986…

Stacey Shubitz (@sshubitz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗣️Social interactions are embedded throughout the workshop w/practices like conferring, peer revision, & opportunities to share & celebrate throughout the writing process. 🔗Read to find out how research supports the social aspects of writing: i.mtr.cool/jwrusrituo  #TWTBlog

🗣️Social interactions are embedded throughout the workshop w/practices like conferring, peer revision, &amp; opportunities to share &amp; celebrate throughout the writing process.
🔗Read to find out how research supports the social aspects of writing: i.mtr.cool/jwrusrituo  #TWTBlog