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It’s known that how much children enjoy reading and writing and how good they are at it correlates ~.30, but that says nothing about causality. We found that literacy skills impacted literacy enjoyment, but not the other way around. (2/5)

We are so excited to start using EarlyBird! Bishop Walsh School #untileveryonereads #earlyinterventionworks

"Parents of differing socioeconomic statuses had assumed it was just their child who struggled. Some had believed poverty, not inadequate instruction, was the major hurdle. But then, these parents from disparate corners of the city compared notes..." the74million.org/article/a-new-…

Can’t wait for this to come out. It’s time.

The Truth About Reading - Teaser Video youtu.be/9_XWvjZBJA8 via YouTube

This is why we need to re-evaluate how literacy is taught in our schools.

Is your kid learning to read? Watch the purple challenge & find out #soallcanread

Fountas & Pinnell double down on the unworkable, discredited “three cueing” or guessing method to teach reading. If you use this in your classroom, please reconsider.

Knowledge Nugget: 97% of prefixed words contain just 20 prefixes and just 10 suffixes account for 85% of suffixed words, White, Sowell, & Yan 1989 #JeanneSchopf #ilovethescienceofreading

Dollar store find to sort words into the different syllable types! Pine Grove Elementary

“The entire design of balanced literacy ensured the adult will succeed even if the child did not.” ~ Steve Dykstra

Do letter names help children learn sounds? 🧐 This infographic created by @phonicbooks clearly shows why some programs delay teaching children the names of the letters until the basic sound/letter correspondences are solid. 1/2

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*sigh* We have a LOT of work left to do to help our teacher colleagues realize there are more (and less) effective ways to teach reading. STOP teaching guessing as a “strategy”. Please!

Just because Wilson is “evidence-based” and gets a stamp of approval, the program might not be the right fit for the child. If there is no progress, something needs to change!! Schools must be able to re-evaluate and change course if something isn’t working‼️ 3/

I'm listening to EdCuration: Where We Reshape Learning | Proven Strategies for Students with Dyslexia & Structured Literacy for ALL Readers on Podbean, check it out! podbean.com/ei/pb-cfqis-13…

I can’t wait to dig in!!

We love this ⬇️ Parent involvement in literacy will help improve our students’ literacy outcomes!