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Join us for Teacher Takeover at Traditions Brewing on September 7th! There will prizes for the first 5 people to join VSRA. Hope to see you there! facebook.com/events/8193244…

BREAKING! More great news for THE UNDEFEATED. Just announced. THE UNDEFEATED by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by @kadirnelson is a 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist! Cheers! #kirkusprize #kwamealexander #kadirnelson #theundefeated

Is your school still #teaching a letter a week for K? Maybe it's time to rethink it. This study that shows that "a faster pace yielded significantly better results ... and that the lowest-performing children benefited". Universitetet i Stavanger tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… #literacy

The annual Reading Rockets Holiday Gift Guide is here – all kinds of wonderful books for kids 0-12 years old. #kidlitchat readingrockets.org/books/buyinggu…

also, last chance to win a copy of "A Big Bed for Little Snow" with the ruler!

From November's #NotesfromtheHornBook : Contemplative Seasonal Picture Books Grace Lin Sydney Smith Julie Flett Brendan Wenzel Holiday House Publishing, Inc. Neal Porter Little, Brown Young Readers Chronicle Kids Greenwillow Books Graystone Kids hbook.com/?detailStory=c…

Mrs. Harris, TEAR DOWN THAT (WORD) WALL! Since I got back from the The Reading League conference, my class has ditched our word wall and has been building our sound wall. The kids were so excited to complete it today! Our new class motto is #phonemesarefun! Tools 4 Reading

Fun, simple activities to help your child develop #fluency skills (In Engl & Span) ow.ly/xLbk50x80Sd #reading

NNRC hard at work at the VSRA Leadership team meeting. Check out the 2019-2020 Virginia Readers Choice books. What’s your new favorite? Share your new page turner. #VSRA #NNRCReads #CommitToLitVA

The first VSRA Virtual Seminar will be held on April 30, 2020. Speakers include Luciano de Olivera, Denise Johnson and Pernille Ripp. Everyone is welcome! Register today!

VSLA#21 is virtual! We are so excited to host our educators from Virginia and the surrounding areas once again! Conference dates are March 18-21, 2021. Register at vsra.org/rates-2021

Bestselling author Todd Parr will be a featured speaker during the Early Literacy strand at #vsla21. Todd has written more than 50 books for children. @ChesapeakeReads RARC VSLA-Roanoke Valley Reading Chapter VSLA Virginia Beach Chapter @vlsa_nrvc @vlsa_nrvc VSLAShenandoah

Welcome to NNRC on Twitter. Reminder that VSRA membership is up! vsra.org

Check out my site newportnewsreadingcouncil.org

The NNRC would like to wish all teachers a relaxing summer!

The Newport News Reading Council Board held a planning meeting at Aroma's. Lots of great ideas brewing for educators & the community! #nnrc

Fantastic book ideas for the summer! #literacy #nnrc x.com/Scholastic/sta…