My newest blog makes the case that there is a need to correct some of the misinformation and misdirection in the current debate about teaching reading. To that end, I share the PDF Talking Points to Counter Current Social Media Narratives. Pls have a look doctorsam7.blog/2023/04/15/pus…

I’m teaching my #wuos on Graphic Novels coauthored with Hareem Atif Khan in my own 4th grade class. My kids are hyped I’m on the cover! I’ll share tips as I go thru the unit. I’ll collect everything in a blog post at the end. #tcrwp #graphicnovel

Pre-Unit work I read aloud Stinky by Eleanor Davis under the document camera. We then drew a story arc of all the ways Stinky tried to get rid of Nick. peaks=tries, the valleys=fails Then, in purple, I sketched what the story arcs for our stories might look like.

Taking stock of the science of reading: A conversation with Amanda Goodwin kappanonline.org/science-of-rea…

So much excitement from third graders rewriting fairytales. Even grownup fiction writers do this: they reimagine a classic plot or trope. #fairytales #tcrwp

Thought for the day- find common ground, always be open to change. Follow Lucy Calkins' example. Stand up for what is right, but be willing to change when change is needed. Look at all the research, don't believe the strawmen points of view forwarded by some on social media.

The NYT is highlighting all of the skills that the TCRWP Units of Study teach. #TCRWP. How to Be a Better Reader nytimes.com/explain/2022/h…

Y’all ready for this? #wordlove #morphology Kimberly

How amazing! Schools ought to sign up.

🚨 Name Change 🚨 While MissNFriday has been a part of me since 2016, I haven’t actually been Miss Friday for over 5 years! 📚 Welcome to NatWithHerBooks 📚 Let’s talk books.. let’s talk kids lit.. let’s talk literacy! New name, same ol me! (I told y’all change was coming…)

Wonderful post from Genevieve Arcovio: Teaching Readers (Not Reading): Peter Afflerbach Discusses the Role of Motivation, Engagement, and Metacognition Genevieve Arcovio crrlc.lesley.edu/peter-afflerba…

Summer is over and I am back to blogging about literacy myths today! This one was written by request - and addresses a harmful myth - that some kids just are never going to like reading and there's nothing we can do about it. mcolleencruz.com/blog-1/myth-3-…

"Although too many states have jumped on the “science of reading” bandwagon already, this important research from England is an opportunity to pause, readjust and not waste another decade or two making the same mistake England made in 2006. Paul Thomas statehousereport.com/2022/01/21/my-…

The more people you inspire, the more people will inspire you.

Educators rely on EdReports for "high-quality" curriculum. But some say its top "green" and middling "yellow" ratings have become unreliable. Curriculum Insight Project "EdReports has sort of wreaked havoc,” one literacy expert says. More in my new Forbes post: forbes.com/sites/nataliew…

My curriculum not the reason kids can’t read illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/m… via Illinois Times

Rob Tierney and P David Pearson's no-cost digital book explores the validity of claims associated with the Science of Reading as they have appeared in social media, the popular press, and academic works. literacyresearchcommons.org/?fbclid=IwAR0j…

Always a great reminder from Wiley Blevins, EdD! My favorite way to think about the texts we want students to read is to consider how students engage with the text. Read aloud (read to me) Read along (read with me) Read alone (read by myself)