Here's a link to the PDF! 2021-2022 Word Lab Archive: drive.google.com/file/d/1RIqaLs…

Clemson will have Jan Richardson and Adria Klein at their Virtual Summer PD! Great opportunity to learn from some amazing educators for a great price, too! CUTC readingrecovery.clemson.edu/about/newseven…

Fairy-tale preassessment from The New Art and Science of Teaching Writing. #elementary bit.ly/3lyWyfO

Disappointed I couldn't join #g2great chat tonight! Here's one of my responses as a reader to the book Teaching Readers (Not Reading): Instead of a *reading* rope, what about a *reader* braid? Unravel to understand students' unique needs yet always remember the whole child.

The 2022 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready English Language Arts Standards are now available for field review and feedback through online feedback surveys. ➡️Learn more, and find links to the draft and survey forms by visiting bit.ly/3vXF2Yr

Pick of the day - For New Teachers, 6 Principles to Remember This Year edutopia.org/article/new-te…

Building background knowledge for readers and writers is critical. You have to know stuff to read and write stuff. Today, I begin a new year of posting articles of the week (AoWs). See the first one of 2022-2023 here: static1.squarespace.com/static/52eec36…

Strengthening Civics Education With an Inquiry-Based Approach edutopia.org/article/inquir…

In early childhood learning, programs that focus on constrained skills show initial positive and substantial fade out of effects with some possible long-term negative effects while programs should focus on unconstrained skills. Check out the full webinar: ow.ly/Y1UY50MbWmv

Rock on, Alison Hooper! I've seen the impact of music instruction on rdg devel in HS, and love how clearly this article shares it in ECC. "Sing and Play Your Way to Reading: Building Emergent Literacy Skills in Infants and Toddlers Through Music" ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

...significant associations between kindergartners' music rhythm skills & PA (Moritz et al., 2013; Vidal et al., 2020), & between rhythm production skills at school entry and reading and spelling skills at the end of 1st grade (Lundetræ & Thomson, 2018). ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

My annual reminder of my favorite article of the week spinoff site: Kelly Turner's graph of the week, which is used to get students to write and think deeper in mathematics. Here, @pennykittle and I interview Kelly: youtube.com/watch?v=_Tca1O…

HAPPY FREE BOOK FRIDAY #FBF!!! 📚🎉 "Nobody ever listens to the littlest elephant. And around here, the littlest elephant is me." Welcome back to Newbery Medal Winner Katherine Applegate (kaaauthor.bsky.social)'s captivating world with... THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY! 🐘 ENTER TO WIN A COPY! bookelicious.com/book/87142/the…

ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… Free to read...and recommend you do.

Opinion: AI-assisted writing is close to becoming as standard as spell check. Here’s the catch latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Can we really teach prosody and why would we want to? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/can-we-re…

Students placed Xs to show where they were on the continuums. They then did this again at the end of the year to mark their progress. This led to reflective writing at the end of the year: Where did I progress? What do I need to work on? Here’s the reading survey:

If you've been following me, you know we frequently discuss learning intentions and success criteria on this page. But do we truly grasp the distinction between the two? Here is a simplified breakdown. #SuccessCriteria #VisibleLearning

Attention outstanding teachers, administrators, & school staff! Bring your school & classroom expertise to the Department of Education through ED’s School Ambassador Fellowship program. Learn more about eligibility requirements & apply by February 5: oese.ed.gov/offices/office…