Stefanie B. Copp is an assistant professor and director of the Master of Education in Reading program at the University of University of Lynchburg. She has prior experience as an elementary school teacher and reading specialist. #UniversityOfLynchburg bit.ly/ILAIntensive_R…

Excited to be part of this ILA early writing event presenting with Stefanie Copp, also presenting at this event: Zoi Philippakos @drquinnwrites Gustaf Skar, keynote by Debbie Rowe Peabody College, hosted by Steve Graham

If you’ve enjoyed either of our recent ILA Intensives focused on writing, you might be interested in our ILA Resource Collections: Instructional Strategies for Today’s Writers. There are three collection options: for learners ages 5–8, 9–11, and 12+. bit.ly/ILACollection_…

After over a year of working virtually together, it was wonderful to collaborate in person with this amazing group of educators who are committed to providing the best for their students! Proud to be part of the excellent work being done at Sedgefield! Newport News Schools SedgefieldEagles

Sonia Cabell will be presenting her research on how beginning writing ability can be traced to the preschool years at 1:00 (EST) on Sat. Jan 22nd during the #2022InternationalConferenceonTheScienceofWrittenExpression (online) …nference.handwritingcollaborative.org/etn-speaker/so…

Our recent #ILAIntensive focused on assessing and addressing the needs of young readers. Build on that foundation with our new ILA Resource Collection: Supporting Readers Who Struggle, Ages 5–11. bit.ly/ILACollections…

The Supporting Readers Who Struggle resource collection for learners 5–11 includes excerpts from presentations by Nell K. Duke and Mark Weakland and exclusive content from Stefanie Copp, Sonia Cabell, and Young-Suk Kim. bit.ly/ILACollections…

It was a treat to work alongside these fantastic teachers and administrators SedgefieldEagles. I love seeing their passion for learning and watching them give their all for their students!

After two years of collaborating on Zoom, it was amazing to be back in the classrooms today with Kelly Stewart to see so many hardworking teachers and students! Jenkins Elementary

Excited to be part of this work led by Clare and co-authored with Sonia Cabell and Mary Campbell! Evidence-based Features of Writing Instruction in Widely Used Kindergarten English Language Arts Curricula 50 free prints here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In this study, Gabas, Sonia Cabell, Stefanie Copp, and Campbell, described the features of writing instruction in widely used kindergarten English Language Arts programs and examined their alignment with evidence-based, best-practice guidelines. bit.ly/3joq2fu

Well deserved!

Our work examining writing instruction in widely used kindergarten ELA programs featured on this informative blog! Thank you ⁦MetaMetrics Inc.⁩ ! ⁦Clare⁩ ⁦Stefanie Copp⁩ metametricsinc.com/neenas-top-rea…

It can be difficult to know where to turn for help when your child struggles with reading. This graphic has organizations (with local chapters) and info on curricula and intervention programs. Check out the graphic and scroll down the page for the links. improvingliteracy.org/brief/route-re…

Holly Korbey Emily Hanford Tina Engberg Learning Matters Great article! We developed a tool for parents to use to ask questions about curriculum: docs.google.com/document/d/1nf… Spanish is also available as well as one specific to Colorado to incorporate references to our K-3 reading law.

Revisiting a😍study: ". . . at-risk children . . . can achieve gains in comprehension, including the ability to transfer what they have learned to novel texts, when they are given highly structured & explicit instruction that focuses on text structure." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

For all my Twitter friends who create and deliver PD (or PL initiatives) with teachers: a must read.

This article by Stefanie Copp, Sonia Cabell, Gabas, Slik, and Todd describes the Rising Star Scaffolding Decision Guide, a step-by-step guide for scaffolding children’s early spelling during one-on-one writing activities in the classroom. bit.ly/3UyGJWH

Opportunity for parents!! Please share widely!!

We are delighted to announce that Dr Sonia Cabell will be the keynote speaker for our upcoming conference. Dr Cabell will present on the value of content-rich literacy instruction in the primary school - not to be missed! Registration opens 13/9 🎟️ Bígí linn! Sonia Cabell