This is only my opinion but if you want to mitigate learning loss from the pandemic for your child (or any child) read aloud to or with them from a challenging & engaging book at or slightly above their comfort range for independent reading as much as you possibly can.

Only 10 more days to comment on draft #EthnicStudies curriculum heading to State Board CABoard of Education in March; CA Department of Education has all but buried the draft but here it is cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/esmct…

If America's future looks like Amanda Gorman, I'll feel pretty good about it.

Gotta find ways to make reading tasty - even, or especially, in a virtual environment. Volume of practice -> growth in comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar.

Loving this Literacy Reframed Webinar with Gene - Great reminders and going in depth with the ideas of Schmoker, Willingham and Hirsch. Kerns is an a clear and entertaining presenter. Thanks for hosting Renaissance Learning US

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing Callie Barrett

Love it!

YES!

Really appreciated Curriculum Associates training today with Dr. Anita Archer where she recommended this resource to help mitigate the pandemic's effect on literacy. intensiveintervention.org/resource/inten…… Thank you!

Love this reflection as it is something I have experienced. I hope all students will experience it as well. Maybe Kelly Gallagher should write “Writing Reasons” since “Reading Reasons” is excellent.

Today is a great day....to help a young person find a new book to try.

The only way students will ever become strong readers is by reading — a lot!

Has anyone seen a school or district focus on reading volume really well? A model/exemplar of getting all or almost all students reading independently and measuring, goal setting? Timothy Shanahan Mike Mattos Robin Fogarty Gene Jan Bryan

This is gonna be good y’all. The book is on point. 🎯 And I know the conversation is going to be 🔥.

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I like that linked in congratulates me with an enthusiastic "Congratulations!" when I find my friends and they deign to connect with me.

What happens when our content area tchers need to learn not only how to tch comp strats but how to access text depend questns as well? #CCSS