Using syllable types to read longer wrds can take you out of rding and tax working mmry according to Seidenberg Reading. So what can we do instead? John Walker, Sounds-Write suggests to "...syllabify the wrd & then deal with each sound in every syllable as you would in a single syllable word."

Looking to Research for Literacy Success: Ten Ways Educators Can Bring Knowledge-Building into their Classrooms Two posts are out. Two more coming soon! Post 1 (overview): ascd.org/blogs/looking-… Post 2: ascd.org/blogs/the-lang… ASCD @ClassroomWonder

𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 Think Forward Educators reflects on how & why his preferred method of supporting struggling learners in classrooms has shifted from individual learning intervention and differentiated groups to robust whole class instruction at tier 1. dystinct.org/magazine/issue…

I love the repositioning of comprehension as the outcome & the goal at the CENTRE of the Big 5. Thanks Holly Lane UF Literacy Institute 💐🤩 #ScienceofReading

When sentiment completely blinds judgment. New Zealand’s literacy refresh is another #BalancedLiteracy re-badge. The proof as they say is in the pudding. Mark your calendars for 2033 & let’s check in to see whether the reading proficiency needle has moved. learningcircle.co.nz/blog/reading-r…

🎧 Listened to @DrEOrtizJr on Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast recently & appreciated 4 key aspects of literacy change he outlined. I had to put it into a graphic for my wall! Any adjustments needed? 📌 Episode 141: Literacy Leaders as Agents of Change literacypodcast.com/podcast?podcas…

Working with "semantic gradients" today. I started with two polar opposite words: frigid and scorching. Each group had to arrange their words on a continuum and explain their reasoning. The first graders loved it! Teaching in Davis

We read The Best Nest and went on a bird nest photography hunt for some literacy and tuakana teina time today! Our Year 5 ākonga taught our 5 year olds how to take a focused photo with an iPad and supported them to write a simple sentence. #wspn #writing #esol #everyonecancreate

What a great choice of book for suffix -ed!! Thanks Bex Street

The science of learning applies across the curriculum 👌🏼 This is a great wee explainer video with practical tips.

🎉The new NZ English Yr 0-6 Curriculum is here! Ask me anything, I'll help. bit.ly/NZC_English I'm so proud to share this with schools. Arohanui to the amazing, dedicated team of writers 💐 #StructuredLiteracy #NZCurriculum Pamela Snow Tiffany Hogan

Building teacher efficacy through instructional rounds! A fifth, second and first grade teacher all had great takeaways after this Science of Writing Instruction lesson! Love the positive self talk that is built in for students!