New! Great video tips here on working w/ ELLs from veteran ELL educators and administrators: colorincolorado.org/advice-new-tea… #ELL #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat ShareMyLesson AFT

These types of collaborative partnerships should be national models for large scale literacy improvement! Congratulations Pinellas Education Foundation UF Lastinger Center for Learning Pinellas County Schools Helios Education Foundation

Join us on 9/26 to learn about the benefits of employing differentiated instruction in promoting educational equity and addressing the unique needs of each student. Hear from Linda Diamond, Nancy Young Ed.D., Matthew Burns and others. Register now: collabclass.link/3Z15u0o

Excited to announce ILA's special issue on DYSLEXIA, which I co-guest edited with Marissa Filderman, is out today! So many insightful & accessible articles by leading researchers. Live link here: publuu.com/flip-book/2442…

Registration is live for our free 3-part webinar series with the amazing Matthew Burns, Holly Lane, and Valentina Contesse of UF Literacy Institute! All sessions will go from 5-6:30 EST. 10/18: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin… 11/15: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin… 12/13: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin…

"SENTENCE COMBINING is the most effective way to teach grammar (Graham & Perin, 2007; Shanahan, 2009). Students should have plenty of practice combining short, declarative sentences using pronouns, commas, and conjunctions as needed." #literacy #writing

🗓️ 1 Week Left to Register for our FREE 10/24 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth webinar w/ Tiffany Hogan, "Updates on the Language Basis of #Dyslexia." Join us from 4-5 PM ET. #PartnerforImpact #ResearchtoPractice #DLD bit.ly/AIMWebinarOct2…

Thankfully Florida no longer uses the IQ-Achievement discrepancy model for SLD evaluation, but much work is left to be done to improve our RtI model! Here is an excellent discussion of best practices in SLD identification: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED606…

What kind of instruction allows young children to retain words in memory more effectively: reading words in context or reading words in isolation? The answer might surprise you! Read the study here: sites.pitt.edu/~perfetti/PDF/…

Do you have a class with a challenging mix of rdg skill lvls? Harness the power of dyad reading! digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewconten… “…with the support of more proficient peers, 3rd graders can successfully read materials determined to be 2-4 grade lvls above their identified rdg lvls”

Free, open source, evidence based curriculum based on whole texts and high quality instruction! Schools looking for new core curriculum should absolutely look at @BookwormsRW

Our 3-part webinar series with the fantastic UF Literacy Institute team is available to watch now! Thanks again to Valentina Contesse Holly Lane and Matthew Burns Part 1: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncadvr… Part 2: m.youtube.com/watch?v=4WRuHP… Part 3: m.youtube.com/watch?v=wGdTU_…

📚 New Year, New Opportunities for #LiteracyLearning! 🌟 Join Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D. on 1/24 from 5-6 pm ET. for "Scaffolding Older Readers Toward Proficiency." bit.ly/3tC8rJD #SecondaryEducation #LiteracyLearning #PPRSecondary #PartnerforImpact 📖✨

We should always be listening to our students read aloud and attune our ears to the types of errors they're making. This should guide our instruction. Check out some of the ways we can listen to our students as aligned to the Science of Reading. #literacy #scienceofreading

New Blog: "Decisions about what will be taught and for how many minutes determine the daily experience of students and how much they learn in school. I see change unfolding across the country, and this makes me feel excited but also deeply worried." righttoreadproject.com/2024/01/29/wha…

In a major initiative to empower educators, school leaders, families, and communities in their efforts to support reading, FCRR has introduced "The Academy" – a comprehensive platform offering support to use evidence-based tools and resources. bit.ly/49roERT

Register for our next FREE webinar on March 12th! Everyone who registers will get a copy of the recording: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin…

The points about the value of programs by Emily Hanford seems to have started a firestorm… the musician analogy is tricky … I propose an alternative… teachers who use programs are like astronauts. The images below show why I like this analogy… #teachersareastronauts 📚🚀

We always appreciate the opportunity to work with our state DOE. Check out Just Read Florida’s 2 most recent webinars! Topics include text types, leveled assessments, 3 cueing, and more: fldoe.org/academics/stan…