Mackey tells #ALBOE there is no waiting list for LETRS training for teachers. Said the ALSDE committed $20 million of federal relief for training.

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“Jonny can’t read that. He’s only a level J.” No he’s not! He’s a kid! I grew up reading lots of stuff that was ‘too hard’ for me but I didn’t care because it was about spies or medieval knights. Of all the things that belong in the bin, leveled reading is top of my list.

Polite educators ignore ineffective and harmful practices to keep the peace. Kind educators invite everyone to be better, including themselves. Kindness to our students outweighs politeness to our colleagues. #kidsdeserveit #untileveryonecanread

Over-scaffolding and over-supporting any learner, whether it’s an adult learner or child learner, is a disservice. Independent learning with just-right amounts of support paves a path to equitable learning.

The Rich Get Richer: Prior Knowledge and the Learning of New, Domain Specific, Information How does prior knowledge impact the learning of domain specific information? theeffortfuleducator.com/2021/11/08/ric…

Retrieval practice is much more than accessing knowledge. It is communication. Are you listening? Are your students? theeffortfuleducator.com/2021/12/09/ret…

Interested in learning more about how to use data to improve reading outcomes? Please join me and Dr. Michelle Hosp on Feb 24 for "Demystifying Reading Assessments" devstu.secure.force.com/pmtx/evt__Quic…

Out of Cite, Out of Mind  Teachers should be critical of statistics they see on social media…like we see in the image below. theeffortfuleducator.com/2018/07/12/out…

The Pyramid of Myth This article discusses the myth of the learning pyramid; providing anecdotes and research to dispel the myth. theeffortfuleducator.com/2017/11/29/the…

Normalize not charging students and teachers to dress out of uniform.

'...many first grade readers who struggle to master orthographic-phonological coding and read laboriously while they are doing so, may be more on track for becoming independent readers than readers who memorize words and disregard the alphabetic principle.' (Rayner et al., 2012)

Five leadership lessons magnified (not created) by the pandemic: 1. People first 2. Always being real > Always being right 3. Stay positive, but realistic 4. Pursue excellence, not perfection 5. Control the controllables

When modelling writing I go through a really clear structure each time: 1. Introduce ambitious vocabulary 2. Read and discuss WAGOLL 3. Shared write 4. Independent writing Here’s what the slides look like. One of the more bizarre model texts I’ve written, I won’t lie! 🙈💩😂

One day, students will write their names with a capital letter. And one day, they'll even write their names on their work. Ameen.

I've been "hungry" for this information for so long. I feel empowered to help ALL students become successful in literacy. Thanks to all who had a hand in providing this training opportunity to Alabama educators. #BaldwinProud ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE

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