I'm tired of "no program's perfect." Stop. There are some really GREAT READING PROGRAMS and some have been around a long time. There are lousy ones too. Be a good consumer. No recipe is perfect either. I love my Bolognese sauce. Is it "perfect."

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Children not reading by third grade are 4x less likely to graduate high school. Illiteracy is an equity problem. Renowned literacy advocate Kareem J. Weaver is dedicated to improving these stats.

Lots of attention to Biden's "debate performance," a small sample that likely is UNRELATED to JOB PERFORMANCE. All attention should be on DT's! Lies, evading answers to Qs, and disrespectful display. We want someone like that as President? Watch DT again.

Lincoln Project isn't giving up almost 250 years of democracy because of 90 minutes last week and you shouldn’t either. 1 bad night won’t derail us from our mission, it has only energized us.

ICYMI — John Cena on real patriotism: “To love America is to love all Americans.” ❤️🇺🇸

What Arnie said! Pass it on! ⤵️

BREAKING: President Biden makes the stunning announcement that his administration will be forgiving $1.2 billion in student loans — changing the lives of tens of thousands of Americans. And it gets even better... The Public Service Loan Forgiveness will cover the debt of 35,000

Reminder of what life was like under Donald Trump: - Murders rose 30% -- one of the largest increases in recorded history - Cuts to law enforcement were proposed every year - $8.4 trillion was added to national debt - Real GDP declined its largest drop since 1947 - Trade

🔥🔥GEN (Ret.) Mark Milley says what EVERYONE who's ever served should be saying right now: "We don't take an oath to a king or queen or tyrant...We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution!"

THE DUDE: “I’m white, I’m a dude, and I’m for Harris — a woman president, man… how exciting!” Jeff Bridges on the #WhiteDudesForHarris call

You can register for 2 webinars on Section 504 by Dr. Perry Zirkel on my website now. Also, my 4 Fall webinars MTSS topics (more efficient reading screening, Secondary MTSS, RTI as SLD, and CBM Progress Monitoring, Including IEPs are described. markshinn.org

Consider adding Highly Decodable Reading Passages to your Benchmarking this Fall. Technically adequate, authentic Reading CBM passages that include Qualitative Features. "If you wanna know how well kids read, listen to them! Under standard conditions! markshinn.org

wow this clip has really mushroomed on social media

An exceptional article by Linda Diamond who has my greatest respect for her career efforts to improve outcomes for all kids. Why Sufficient, Deliberate Practice Is a Critical Element of Literacy Learning and Retention collaborativeclassroom.org/blog/sufficien…

Wow this veteran just shut down Trump’s bullshit claims about Afghanistan.

This is why I will continue to include the #learningstylesmyth in #EdPsychModules. Agree with Matthew Burns that #learningstyles is likely the most harmful myth in all of #education. That's why it's #1 on my list below.

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“Of course you can be a Republican conservative and vote for Kamala Harris. You’re voting to save the nation. That’s a very patriotic thing to do.”

The legendary Ed O’Neill reminds us about small town values and delivers a blunt message to men about the stakes this November.