Landmines that undermine our efforts to do right by kids are everywhere. Be diligent. Be aware. We either actively perpetuate or actively dismantle. #avoidequitytrapsandtropes

As Black History Month closes, COPE recognizes Asst. Professor JaNiece Elzy, EdD. JaNiece She is, as she put it, "quite literally living in the sacrifices of my ancestors." She marvels at the resilience, innovation, creativity and sheer brilliance of black culture and its impact

#PioneerProud of ⁦⁦JaNiece⁩ sharing the importance of investing in teacher! #Literacy #Teachers @TWUliteracy⁩ ⁦Texas Woman's University⁩ ⁦TWUCOPE⁩ ⁦TWUEdPrep⁩ dentonrc.com/opinion/to-ove…

This is a timely follow-up to the AERA session last week--our article is published! doi.org/10.1080/193880… Thanks to co-authors and co-researchers Connie Briggs and @lozadateaches TWUCOPE @TWUliteracy @rrcna_org Students with dyslexia characteristics do well in RR!

US schools are not racially integrated, despite decades of effort theconversation.com/us-schools-are… via The Conversation U.S.

A British researcher, affiliated with a Belgian university, wrote pseudoscientific theories to justify racism. Only after his work cited by the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack in Buffalo did the school suspend the relationship. nyti.ms/3xD9R66

The Journal of Reading Recovery Spring 2022 issue is available now exclusively for RRCNA Members! Become a member to get your copy and access to the digital edition. Read articles from Jamie Lipp, Ph.D. & JaNiece, and more! Join: readingrecovery.org/join/ #ReadingRecovery #JRR

Books that tell the truth are being banned when uninterrogated, unchecked nostalgia for books that are untruthful and violent are the real danger.

Excited to dive into this one!

And Imani Perry wins the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 “I write for my people.”

"If Black students were taught about Ethiopia and Mali the same way they've been taught about Greece and Rome...many more students would see their own power." Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz Author, The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X #BMEC2022 #WeNeedBlackTeachers #edutwitter

New special education report raises questions about bias against Boston’s Black and Latino boys bostonglobe.com/2022/11/20/met… via The Boston Globe

LRA member Maren Aukerman of the University of Calgary contributes to our Critical Conversations this week. In her post, she shares several media bias errors that can help when considering the #scienceofreading. literacyresearchassociation.org/stories/the-sc…

“Listening to the perspectives of those with lived experience is key to understanding that disability is not a problem to solve but part of the total human experience to embrace.” —Keith Jones. lfj.pub/3gEGL0u

#LRA22 Important keynote by Dr. Brayboy focused on removing silos and connecting in solidarity to overcome interconnecting systems of structural and institutional oppression. "What is legal is not always just".

The print and digital edition of The Journal of Reading Recovery Fall 2022 is available now for RRCNA Members! 📘 Join now to read this article from Reading Recovery Trainers JaNiece & @tcf1987 and more: ow.ly/BhjI50LYrYL #ReadingRecovery #JRR

Cutting-edge research (her pre-pilot study) from Dr. Phyliciá Anderson at #AERA23 to celebrate #literacies. Look out for her upcoming research on youth’s views of Black English as they engage in book clubs. Honored to co-chair her dissertation research with the amazing Dr. Elzy-JaNiece!

Join us for an M.A. in multilingual & multicultural studies! You will get a $2,000 stipend and most textbooks provided. Additional scholarships available!!

Practicing music increases synapses and gray matter in your brain. This helps not only in the playing of an instrument but in any life activity where learning and memory are needed. Susan Magsamen Random House Group kqed.org/mindshift/6137…

“Why transformation? Instruction continues to be based on a standard pedagogy and curriculum—-disproportionately benefitting students from privileged backgrounds, often using “science” to justify racist, classist, and oppressive systems.” 🔥 JaNiece & Dr. Dana Hagerman