Remember that school district DeSantis spoke about freedom at yesterday (Clay County District Schools)? Well, they just added another 50+ books to their list of removed books that are out until they complete the challenge, review and appeal process. The total now is 355 since July 1, 2022.

“Calls for universality in the teaching of foundational skills makes a complex instructional landscape for multilingual students invisible.” ⁦Excellent piece by ⁩ ⁦Laura Ascenzi-Moreno⁩ on multilingual readers🙏🏾⁦TESOL Intl Assn⁩ newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolbeis/issu…

Can’t thank Michele Dufresne enough for Zooming with her biggest fans today ❤️Your writing inspiration got all their pencils moving a mile a minute! Can’t wait to share their Animal Fantasy Fan Fiction with you in a few weeks. Kiele Barbalate Maggie Dirrigl Mrs. Erikson

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"To date, not enough attention has been paid to educators’ experiences and their evidence in helping children learn to read in classroom contexts." (Cambourne, 2021) OH Dept of Ed and Workforce Governor Mike DeWine aare.edu.au/blog/?p=9488

Nicholas Kristof Does Not Know How to Fix Education dianeravitch.net/2023/06/02/nic… via @dianeravitch

Paul Thomas - NAEP LTT 2023: A Different Story about Reading "The US has been sold a story about reading that is false, but it drives media clicks, sells reading programs and materials, and serves the rhetorical needs of political leaders." Paul Thomas radicalscholarship.com/2023/06/21/nae…

This tells me states (hello, Ohio) should be careful about expecting SOR program mandates to solve all our literacy issues. Some nuance and complex problem solving might work better. UPDATE: Mississippi reading isn’t so miraculous after all – Kevin Drum jabberwocking.com/update-mississ…

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Your sneak peek at #TheHeartCenteredTeacher. Read this chapter excerpt, in which Regie Routman weighs in on #TheScienceofReading. View here: bit.ly/3tidcaW #TeacherResilience #TeacherWellness

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Colleen’s Cozy Book Corner pick for December is a classic traditional tale that reminds her of her childhood! Join Colleen as she travels back in time to her second-grade classroom and the classic tale, The Boy Who Cried Wolf: pioneervalleybooks.com/blogs/colleens…

"...the frenzy surrounding reading in this country has become fever-pitched. It has divided teachers who want to do what’s best for students." Nancy E. Bailey ... and the manufactured crisis of A Nation at Risk continues. nancyebailey.com/2024/01/09/sci…

Are the programs on the CT Dept of Education's CT K-3 reading list really evidence-based? I compiled ratings from IES Research EdReports.org @EvidenceforESSA What Works Clearinghouse Ed Justice Research & Organizing Collaborative JHU Education Policy and more all publicly available info, please DM additions/corrections docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

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Phonics isn’t working - for children’s reading to improve, they need to learn to love stories theconversation.com/phonics-isnt-w… via The Conversation

"Isolated phonics lessons aren’t working: here’s a better way to teach young children to read and write" Such an important read from Dominic Wyse theconversation.com/isolated-phoni…