“Research suggests a close link between writing and reading overall, including a strong relationship between the development of early writing and reading skills, such as spelling and word reading.” (Kim et al., 2024) SORticle #19: Handwriting, Beneficial to Reading and Often

Happy Star Wars Day, y’all! #MayThe4th

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! moneysavingmom.com/teacher-apprec…

Starstruck three times in a row!!! 🌟🌟🌟 Of Mizzou fame, Dr. Matt Burns from the University of Florida, with UFLI founder Dr. Holly Lane, and Dr. Shawn Datchuk from the University of Iowa….all graciously agreed to a photo with me, surely one of their biggest fans 🤩 #ShowMeSOR

I appreciate our Missouri teachers who are transforming literacy practices for the good of all kids!! Their dedication has to be seen to be believed. A photo of a lifetime for me-Missouri LETRS graduates, their local facilitator, and Dr. Carol Tolman! #TeacherAppreciation

Make plans to join us for our 2025-2026 Reading Success Plan workshops! Sign-up today or let us know if you have any questions! tinyurl.com/HOMRSP25

In most cases, the wider the reading gap between students and their grade level peers, the wider the gap between the type of reading instruction that the child has receive and what science says is effective reading instruction for most kids…

“Students benefit from structured language activities that incorporate vocabulary drawn from academic topics or themes… whenever possible, teachers should focus on topic or theme-centered vocabulary, constructing sentence, paragraph and essay level exercises using the same

Congratulations to 2025 Zonta Club of Jefferson City Woman of Achievement Nominee Heather Knight, coordinator of Missouri Literacy. I’m so proud to be a part of the work she’s led to improve reading outcomes for kids in Missouri, including my very own 👏👏👏 #LETRS

Heather Knight from DESE was recognized by the Zonta Club of Jefferson City as a regional Women of Achievement today at their annual Yellow Rose Luncheon. Women are recognized for exceptional achievements in their chosen field or as a volunteer working to improve the community.

Welcome to Summer Skill Saturdays! Each Saturday, I will share a literacy resource. 1st up, the Meadow Center’s instructional sequence for teacher feedback to student’s decoding errors in text reading. Read the research brief here: bit.ly/3ZwiRHq Access a PDF of the

Check out our new website! Just in time to help you plan for next year's PD! You can browse by program, or topic, and learn more about all the Heart of Missouri has to offer. Visit rpdc.missouri.edu today! @mizzoueducation

It’s Sight Word Saturday—Week 2 of #SummerSkillSaturdays! Explore 6 top resources on how words become sight words: from Dehaene to Miles to McCandliss. Infographic ➡️ bit.ly/43kkdYh PDF Recap ➡️ bit.ly/4kfYyGx #ScienceOfReading #Literacy

💛 The Future of Zonta Starts With YOU 💛 Nominations are open for the 2026–2028 Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women Boards and the International Nominating Committee. 🗳️ Submit by 31 July 2025. 📲 Learn more and apply on My Zonta.

Introducing... CLIFTER, the all-new cursive handwriting instruction tool from the IRRC! 🎉 CLIFTER provides educators with flexible, easy-to-use materials for teaching cursive handwriting. Available now! irrc.education.uiowa.edu/resources/clif…

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