Talk. Draw. Spell the best you can. Really appreciate these recommendations from Timothy Shanahan x.com/readingshanaha…

What are we teaching boys when we discourage them from reading books about girls? wapo.st/2IMLcko?tid=ss…

Today is a #writingworkshop moment when need to sit back, and just take in how confident and pin-drop quiet my students are with writing “moody poetry!” Being able to express feeling and mood in writing is such a powerful gift! Kate Feldmeier Franz

SCSD + WCNY = an innovative way to address this overwhelming moment in education. Proud to be a part of it. Tune in! wcny.org/tvclassroom/

To my fellow educators & parents near + far: Check out WCNY's TV Classroom Storytime -- awesome read alouds with embedded questions! It airs at 8 am M-F, or you can watch On Demand. Today I'm reading about some amazingly persuasive kids! video.wcny.org/video/storytim…

“Baltimore educators won’t be spending one minute of time or one ounce of their brain power exploring this option, for a simple reason: it will not help children.” baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Talking to kids about race nationalgeographic.com/family/in-the-… via National Geographic

"What we choose to design and how we choose to open not just our schools but ourselves will determine if we really believe that Black Lives Matter." Please read this call to action by Caroline Hill 228accelerator.com/2020/06/02/we-…

"Teachers cannot simply rely on a model of presenting supporting and opposing views on issues." Here are considerations for engaging ideological diversity without promoting harmful false equivalences or normalizing hateful ideas in a polarized classroom. tolerance.org/magazine/do-yo…

Playing Wordle or thinking about taking it up? I wrote a blog post about reminders Wordle offers about effective phonics and spelling instruction. 🤓🔡 ~5-minute read ASCD thereadingforum ascd.org/blogs/what-wor…

🌟A must read! 📖Everything you need to know about decoding, written in clear & actionable terms. Congratulations, Dr. Julia Lindsey! 🥳

Stop weaponizing mental illness to excuse inaction regarding common sense gun legislation.

Why Putting the 'Science of Reading' Into Practice Is So Challenging edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Well, this is a pot of gold for everyone trying to create/augment decodable libraries right now!

Equity audit = such an important step in building better systems for all students. edweek.org/leadership/les…

Teachers perfecting the art of giving writers meaningful, rich compliments! @StJamesJC

Well Laura Jackson Kate Feldmeier Franz, I’ve created Monsters... #opinionwriters who effectively argue their opinions! 🤣 Look out US Senate these #third-graders are coming for you! Syracuse Latin

Which is best? Analytic or synthetic phonics? Timothy Shanahan shares some sensible, measured observations. readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan… Reading Rockets

Content coaches bring informational text to life through standards-driven read alouds! 🌟📚Instruction Partners Kim Raybon #StandardsBootcamps