Learning together with K-5 teachers in Bradford County from the amazing NEFEC Florida Department of Education SRLD Lindsay Harrison all about literacy foundations, specifically the importance of students learning syllable types!! #gamechanger #phonicsfun

So about that time Steve went off to college… #BluesClues25

Text Dependent Tasks for All Learners @ the #justreadflorida Summer Literacy Institute! Stack Pass, Found Poem, & Placemat activities to engage secondary students in reading complex texts! Curriculum and Digital Learning #MTSSocps

Jennifer Bacchiochi and Turquoise Brennan are killing it at #SLI2022 Developing Vocabulary in Secondary Classrooms #launchintoliteracy #justreadflorida

Text dependent tasks and content rich literacy at #SLI2022.

Summer Literacy Institute 2022 is under way! What a privilege to be here with Chris Chaplin, teachers, administrators, and coaches this week digging into literacy and B.E.S.T. ELA standards! Room 2 rocks! #ruralconnectpl #nefecpl

It’s not a fad!!! We must be teaching sound reading instruction! Great podcast! Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast Stephanie Edgren

Day ONE of @NEFEC’s SLI is in the books! Room 2 is 🔥! We dove into the BEST standards, exploring text complexity, benchmark connects to LAFS data, and charted opportunities for rich instruction to target and fill gaps for next year’s learners! #ruralconnectpl Lindsay Harrison

How can you understand this if you skip the words you don’t know?? #ruralconnectpl

Day 2 of @NEFEC’s #ruralconnectpl challenged us to integrate syllabication and morphology into our Word Work routines. Just look at the incredible understandings Room 2 constructed together around these topics today! Room 2 FTW! Lindsay Harrison

Day 2 was everything I hoped it would be and more! Room 2 has my heart! #ruralconnectpl #nefecpl Chris Chaplin NEFEC

Day 3 Summer Literacy Institute Magic…hit me in the feels! Goosebumps, hair raising, heart exploding moments! #nefecpl Chris Chaplin #ruralconnectpl

Equipping teachers with Secondary Foundations, specifically syllabication, is one of the most rewarding trainings I get the privilege to facilitate. Finally, teachers get the knowledge both they and their students deserve. #literacy #scienceofreading Lindsay Harrison Kaleb Watkins

My coaching phrase for this year: exhaust the text, not the teacher.

Kicking off the NEFEC Dummer Literacy Institute today! #ruralconnectpl #NEFECroom1

It was great to join Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas at FAMU DRS to deliver school supplies and visit classrooms. Have a great school year!

As we launch our 50th year, we’re proud to recognize the dedicated team that continues NEFEC’s legacy of support and service. Keep an eye out as we highlight moments, both past and present, as we countdown to NEFEC’s birthday at our 2026 Summer Leadership Conference! ✨