What can't be replaced by computers alone? Douglas Reeves of Creative Leadership Solutions discusses some lessons learned in education throughout the COVID-19 shutdown on the #StoryOfTheDay. #Education

9 Ways Online Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face goo.gl/fb/dLTibE

No More Random Acts of Literacy Coaching; Co-Authored by Erin Brown, a must have book for literacy coaches across the state! bit.ly/2FSVoL7 MAISD Reading Now Network Mich Reading Assoc Read Muskegon MEMSPA MAISA MASA #RNN #EveryChildClassroomDay #ErinIsARockStar

We are getting excited for the Little Read program! Are you an elementary teacher that loves books and nature? Sign up today: forms.gle/szwWVByYDR9omy…

ON THE BLOG: Some BIG ideas for how to support vocabulary development in remote teaching settings from Tanya S. Wright, author of A Teacher’s Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day. Part of The Classroom Essentials Series. Edited by @KatieWoodRay hubs.ly/H0x_jFV0

🎧 NEW PODCAST: Tanya S. Wright, author of A Teacher's Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day, and Editor @KatieWoodRay talk about why it's important to take a deliberate approach to vocabulary instruction that spans throughout the day. hubs.ly/H0y1xyW0

We've developed an informal formative assessment tool: The Listening to Reading—Watching While Writing Protocol. It can be used in face-to-face, physically distant, and remote-teaching contexts. @wardalessandrae literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-…

I'm donating five registrations for this incredible conversation w/ Sara K. Ahmed ON BLUESKY Pernille Ripp & Chad Everett on Sunday night! RT to enter. I will select five people at 9 pm Central tonight (10/28): crowdcast.io/e/duw1x4id/reg…

An article I hope will help with the complex challenge of prompting young readers in classrooms. Thanks for feedback & support of the piece from Linnea Ehri, Barbara Foorman, @haemesmer, @PDavidPearson, Tim Rasinski, Timothy Shanahan, and Tanya S. Wright ascd.org/publications/e…

An excellent, super clear, super helpful article from Nell K. Duke packed with research about when and why to use various prompts & strategies with young readers. A must read! ascd.org/publications/e…

ASCD has temporarily made this article free again. If you go to print it, you can save it as a PDF. When Young Readers Get Stuck 🎨⚗️There's an art—and science—to providing prompts for young readers when they struggle. ascd.org/publications/e…

Efficient coaching practices are doubly important now that teachers face ever-changing job expectations. 5 core coaching principles to support teachers in any environment: bit.ly/3fmcUFq

How do students learn reading comprehension? Researchers from many disciplines have been working on that question for decades. In this #ILAWebinar, Nell K. Duke shared key findings from her research with @wardalessandrae and @PDavidPearson. bit.ly/ILA_SoRCompreh…

Truth: You can’t be a Transformational Coach if you are a fixer. This is because Transformational Coaches honor their client’s ability to fix their own problems.

Mark your calendar for tomorrow’s #educoach chat w/ Special Guests Susan L'Allier & Erin Brown! Our topic: Sharing Effective Coaching Practices! Susan and Erin are authors of No More Random Acts of Literacy Coaching! See you Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 8pm CST/9pm EST. Please RT.

Supporting spelling development in first and second graders: Researchers compared retrieval practice (children testing themselves and then checking their responses against the conventional spellings) with rainbow writing. acsweb.ucsd.edu/~scp008/public…

S is for . . . Safeguard Science and Social Studies!🛟One of 10 recommendations from a committee that includes some of the world's most respected experts in literacy education. Start reading here: ascd.org/blogs/looking-… A series of five posts. #KnowledgeMatters @ClassroomWonder

📊Research has found that classrooms differ a great deal in quality of discussions--and those differences impact comprehension development. Please see below for examples of differences. For a self-assessment and guide to quality talk about text, see amazon.com/Quality-Talk-A…

➡️Are you in the midst of planning March is Reading Month activities? Alessandra Ward and I published an article called "Every Month Should Be Reading Month." Below are key points from the article. proquest.com/openview/ec74c…