#1 take away #TRLconf2022 Our children are not broken, the way we have been teaching them to read is. Structured literacy, when rolled out properly in a district, will ensure 95% of our children read well and CAN THRIVE. Tier two ensures the remaining 5% THRIVE. THRIVE.❤️

Important PD mid-day today about the #writingrope #KnowBetterDoBetter

These are not just statistics, these are our students and children. We know what the implications are for these students. We need to work together to make changes and adopt effective tier 1 instruction and intervention.

#SoR. This is why structured literacy is important. Not just for the 20% that may be dyslexic but for the 60% of students who don’t learn to read easily.

Clearly, Lucy doesn’t truly understand what #SOR is. It’s never been JUST about phonics. The “much too narrowly focused” issue is that her program ignored that component of reading acquisition, and instead of fluent readers, produced a bunch of guessers. #KnowBetterDoBetter

“We cannot use special education as a solution to the number of students who are struggling to read. Embrace a model of prevention. Tier 1 instruction is key.” - Jack Fletcher, #dyslexiacon22

Those kids who flew under the radar bombed my phonological processing testing by the time we actually found them - if we did. 👏🏻This👏🏻is 👏🏻unacceptable 👏🏻 Parents & Teachers, it’s time to let those levels go!! #KnowBetterDoBetter

Gold 🙌🏻😂

Many curricula, and especially ⁦Teachers College, Columbia University⁩ Reading Workshop, put a premium on students writing about their own experiences, or topics they haven’t studied. ⁦Natalie Wexler⁩ explains how this is inconsistent with cognitive science. nataliewexler.substack.com/p/want-kids-to…

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This request from the “58 literacy experts” never set well with me. Why? Fountas & Pinnell, @rrcna_org and @TCRWP have controlled the narrative for decades & now it’s time for them to listen to the voices they have failed & repeatedly ignored. Our kids are the rest of the story.

The fact that reading needs to be taught doesn’t make it any less magical.

Had an amazing day learning! Excited to bring some ideas back to share with #RvilleProud Thanks, NJAPSA

Super grateful for a chance to watch The Right to Read thanks to Decoding Dyslexia NJ #LiteracyisaCivilRight #knowbetterdobetter

An update: We’ve got TWO bonus episodes of Sold a Story. Coming in May! features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

"What is dyslexia?" Thanks to Decoding Dyslexia California for this infographic. #Dyslexia #ADHD #Dysgraphia

Just over here crying like Kelly Clarkson 😭💗#dyslexia #KnowBetterDoBetter