PA Educators, Curious about Pennsylvania's Reading Council, established through Act 135? Check out the Reading Council committees, meeting agendas, and meeting notes below and be sure to watch this site! The Reading Council recommended lists for curricula, screening, and

Hello Friends, There was a request to create the infographic I created of MTSU's, 5 Common Reading Errors and How You Can Help, with a white background. If you would like this version, you can access it here: bit.ly/Kastner-WhiteB…

New post: How to Give Feedback That Actually Works esheninger.blogspot.com/2025/06/how-to… #edchat #edutwitter #teachertwitter #educhat #ukedchat #edadmin #suptchat #edleadership

It’s Toolkit Tuesday! Boost reading comprehension with the GIST Toolkit from Great Middle Schools—research-based strategies, examples, & organizers to help grades 4–9 students grasp and express what they read.📚 greatmiddleschools.org/toolkits/readi…

Reading skills — and struggles — manifest earlier than thought — Harvard Gazette news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Last day with students and arrived home to see this little gem on my porch.

📚 Week 6 of #SummerSkillSaturdays is here! Summarization boosts comprehension (effect size = .79). Explore 6 top tools to teach it: infographic 👉 bit.ly/Kastner-Week6-… + full guide 👉 bit.ly/Kastner-FullNa… #GetTheGIST

Reading science isn’t a step-by-step manual. It’s a powerful tool for understanding how children learn to read. When we use that understanding to guide our decisions, we become more effective, more adaptable, and better equipped to meet all students’ needs. #LiteracyLeadership

Hmm.....next Tuesday at 10 AM, the American Federation of Teachers, Open AI and Microsoft will "announce a major national effort to equip teachers and classrooms for a new era of AI technology and education." It will be streaming here: youtube.com/user/AFTHQ

🌞Week 7 of #SummerSkillSaturdays = a deep dive into semantics/vocabulary! Explore 6 powerhouse resources on explicit routines, SWI, morphemes & more! Infographic👉 bit.ly/KastnerWeek7-S… | Full post👉 bit.ly/Kastner-FullNa… #SemanticSaturdayStrategies

Check out the latest blog post from Joan Sedita on deconstructing and combining sentences to support comprehension and writing. Learn how understanding sentence structure can help improve reading and writing skills for students who struggle in these areas keystoliteracy.com/blog/deconstru…

Who all is going to be joining me at the Edpuzzle Summit? Come see Ambassadors, Coaches, Teachers, and Edpuzzle users from all over the globe sharing sessions on all things education! Register here: bit.ly/4kwga16

Week 8 of #SummerSkillSaturdays: ✍️Writing Wonders! Boost handwriting with top resources from Graham, Van Cleave, Datchuk & more! PLUS free tools (LIFTER & CLIFTER)! 🖋️ bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-We… 📝 bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-We… #WritingMatters

☀️Week 9 of #SummerSkillSaturdays is a #BookStudyBonanza! 📚 6 book studies on Structured Literacy, Dyslexia, ELs, Comprehension & more—with resources & recordings! 🖼️Infographic: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-We… 📖 bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-We…

How do you help students summarize a complex text in just 10 words? Christina Cover explains the power of GIST statements. 🧠 📖 🎥 Watch the clip + try it in your classroom! Read about the G.I.S.T. strategy here! ow.ly/mHIm50WrQSt

Hot off the press! UF Literacy Institute now has an Intervention Placement Test to help you figure out where to begin interventions for specific students. Scoring patterns tell you which UFLI lesson you should start with. This is going to be really helpful! ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/upl…

When did this become acceptable? Our NAEP scores in reading across the nation and in Pennsylvania have been flat for DECADES, and further declined with the release yesterday of the 2024 results. When did this become acceptable??? The National Assessment of Educational Progress

Researchers are trying to figure out how much "phonemic awareness" kids need in elementary school. More evidence that a lot of oral-only lessons (without letters) aren't helpful. Please also read my piece from 2024. hechingerreport.org/proof-points-c…

PSSA proficiency rates in English Language Arts decreased from 53.9 percent to 49.9 percent. Less than half of our children in Pennsylvania are reading at proficient levels. Let that sink in. Jason Ortitay Rep. Justin Fleming Senator Devlin Robinson Governor Josh Shapiro

How do we support struggling readers in grades 4 and up? This article reviews over 23 meta-analyses on the topic, provides a step by step guide to intervention, and new free resources, including a phonics app that can create up to 400 pages of workbooks. teachingbyscience.com/older-students