1 of my favorites from Dr. Maryanne Wolf @ The Reading League Conference, “It’s not drill & kill it’s providing multiple exposure to the visual word form area in the visual cortex!” Boom!🎤 ⁦The Reading League⁩

Repeat after me: Reading instruction that follows the evidence of the body of research we know as the science of reading is good for ALL students, including gen. ed students, students w/ special needs, bilingual students, ELL students, etc. It is not extreme It is just science

Do you what African American English is? Here is some information… (teacher friends and colleagues, this is important stuff) Julie Washington (presentation by her colleagues Carla Stanford and Logan McWilliams)

When my grandson was in Kindergarten his school marched to protest gun violence. I joined in, but I didn’t have a sign to carry. One of the 1st graders kindly made this for me. A good reminder for daily life. Children know.

We need to FIX this issue!

Are we doing elementary students a disservice by focusing on discrete skills over rich background knowledge when we teach #reading? Education writer Natalie Wexler weighs in.

“There is no established curriculum for the science of reading– it refers to a large body of research that must be woven into the craft of teaching.” Good article. Thanks Sarah Mervosh nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/…

Join us this evening to learn more about the new literacy screener in VA.

Recent talks seidenbergreading.net/2023/04/20/rec…

“One in three children in America cannot read at a basic level of comprehension. 85% of Black students lack proficiency in reading skills. The solutions seem symbolic.” Bill Maher

Who’s joining me for this?!!👇🏼

What a great opportunity at a fantastic price!

It’s Teacher Toolbox Tuesday! To kick off our new topic for the month, Writing, watch this quick video on a valuable literacy resource that you can use for yourself or with your colleagues. Check back on Friday for more literacy content! #literacyresources #literacymatters

Todays challenge - Read & choose a word from a list of “sh” words to use in a sentence. “Bump it up” and make it more interesting by adding details! UF Literacy Institute doesn’t just improve decoding skills, it unlocks writing skills! These are the faces of proud writers! Tecumseth Beeton ES

Phonemic analysis plays a role in fluency. That and more from trailblazer reading scientist and one of his proteges, Yaacov Petscher. Don't miss words of wisdom during the conversation that we will cowatch on 5/9. Register as quickly as you can. It's free. bit.ly/44tJE8l

Teaching some vs teaching all. This is where the action for improvement lies. teacherhead.com/2023/05/07/tea…

You can listen to what people had to say after they heard Sold a Story in a new bonus episode out today. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. And you can read some of what came to our email inbox, here: apmreports.org/story/2023/05/…

I have joined ReadingLeagueCO’s - Readers Go the Distance Summer Challenge. Please consider fueling your mind and body this summer and joining the fun as well! You may register here:  bit.ly/3MACmYq  #TRLCORace23

Stephanie Stollar I will be checking out this list and adding these books to my growing collection facebook.com/10005742985028…