Love seeing the science of reading getting national press! #untilEVERYkidcanread

🧵At 6 am, our big bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the district! This TA is a direct result of our collective power. youtube.com/watch?v=krblus…

I had a front row seat to this trauma. It’s so personal that I can’t/won’t even fully share it to protect my own child. It will never be ok for the very people who claim to be for kids to continue to refuse to use evidenced based literacy instruction. You are either using

Mohamad Safa An Asian-American student at the University of Pennsylvania destroys a poster of a Thai farm worker kidnapped by Hamas in Israel. x.com/JituChaudhary2…

Visegrád 24 I’m Thai, and our Thai workers who work there some are ; killed, kidnapped, and still missing. HOW DARE YOU!! COME! AND say it in front of their families who were killed there! and say “THAT IS PROPAGANDA!!” COME!! HOW DARE YOU!!!!

A flawed dyslexia screen leaves thousands of kids without help trib.al/HPYOxF6

A problem with how many schools diagnose dyslexia: "The model has shaped decades of policy regarding whose literacy is considered vital and worthy of extra help and investment—and whose is not." By Sarah Carr in Scientific American. scientificamerican.com/article/a-flaw…

I advocate for direct & explicit handwriting instruction even if assistive technology is also being provided. Why? Because I learned so much from @wevancleave about why handwriting instruction matters even with today’s technology: youtu.be/9pztTj8TCVs?si…

Massachusetts K-12 Fountas & Pinnell Teachers College, Columbia University This is a remarkable defense from Heinemann: “Neither program is meant to be a standalone core curriculum.” Say what??! That’s ridiculous. They have absolutely been marketed as core reading programs.

Does the science of reading include middle school? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/does-the-…

"In 2023, there were too many high-quality literacy stories and bylines to count." -Karen Vaites kappanonline.org/vaites-russo-w…

We can’t leave our older readers out of the national literacy conversation. About 70% of our 8th graders are not proficient readers, according to 2022 NAEP results. We have an opportunity to strengthen our instructional program that supports older readers in attaining the

Actual teachers send thoughts, screenshots, etc with insights on curriculum - good and bad. Yes, full-fledged reviewers backed by an army of critical users. Call them 'snitches' if you want to, but it's the energy we need to get this right. Curriculum Insight Project tinyurl.com/CurriculumEyes

Join us as we unveil our new web tool that allows you to explore state-specific rubrics that detail the degree to which each early literacy policy fundamental principle is being implemented. The heat map will be a game changer! #implementationiskey Casey Sullivan Taylor Ashley DeMauro Mullins

We need your help locating missing 16 yo Mizan Dadres-Oman. She is considered “at-risk” due to the fact she suffers from central auditory processing disorder and has the logic and reasoning of a 10-12-year-old.▶️ tinyurl.com/d335ampk

**UPDATE** Mizan has been FOUND SAFE and is currently being reunited with her family. THANK YOU to everyone in the community who helped in this effort.

We are studying intervention practices in schools. If you are a practitioner who works in a school, then PLEASE complete this short survey. Thank you. AlabamaMTSS Nevada’s MTSS Project Illinois MTSS Network @GeorgiaMTSS CAMTSSPLI Ks Multi-Tier System of Supports and Alignment PaTTAN ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cR…

We just learned Special Education vacancies represent a $30M budget shortfall, NOT $20M, this represents over 250 positions for special education instruction. These positions are not optional, they’re required to ensure that every child has the… sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

that the SFUSD leadership has demonstrated on a critically urgent issue of Special Education teachers and resources. We plan to get answers next Tuesday Oct 1, at the full Board of Supervisors during our special hearing on this matter.