So many gems on here on primary age reading test preparation from Timothy Shanahan. “Kids would be better prepared for tests (and many real reading situations) if there was an intentional regimen of stretching how long they can persist in making sense of texts.”

Protip: Fluency rubrics help students AND teachers track fluency progress! You'll love hearing from Tim Rasinski all about fluency in our latest rerelease episode. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mel…

FLUENCY FRIDAY! PD Reading on Fluency Two items: 1) a link to a recent article in the Robb Review by Lynne Kulich & myself on the Fluency Development Lesson (FDL). therobbreviewblog.com/uncategorized/… And 2) a piece of teacher action research using the FDL: timrasinski.com/presentations/…

Are We Getting the Right Information When It Comes to the Science of Reading? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/are-we-ge…

Here's something they don't tell you when you become a teacher: You have to explicitly teach writing! Students need to have something to write about - so writing needs to be connected to reading & learning. 🤯🫣 Listen 🎧 ow.ly/yMwf50UzcrF

“It’s not mastery of standards that makes students competent readers. It’s learning how to navigate all the things a text can do.”-@MJLiben Listen to Episode 3 of the Knowledge Matters Podcast and explore why centering the text is key: https://knowledgematterscampaign

8 Ways to Help Kids Read Complex Text shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/eight-way…

Teaching writing is challenging. And yet, writing is one of the highest leverages we have for improving both reading AND writing! 💯 🚶🏽‍♀️"A Path to Better Writing" shorturl.at/12bXV 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mel…

I just published a blog on reading fluency. Defining, assessing and teaching. Looking forward to comments! medium.com/inspired-ideas…

Current reading tests overlook the crucial role of background knowledge in comprehension. It’s time for assessments that truly reflect how students learn to read. Discover a better approach in our latest blog post: knowledgematterscampaign.org/post/reading-t…

THIS THIS THIS THIS 🗣️🔊💬📚📖 Are we testing comprehension? Are we teaching it specific only to the passage being read?? OR Are we teaching comprehension for generalization of comprehending in the future?? SO GOOD, Timothy Shanahan

What should vocabulary instruction look like in the early years? A 2010 meta-analysis looked at 67 studies to answer that question. The large effect size made it very clear. Let’s take a look🧵⬇️

A classic worth revisiting! 🎉 Check out the article "Rethinking How to Promote Reading Comprehension" that inspired our conversation with Hugh Catts. 🎙️ Episode ow.ly/p6OX50X2Vk9 📖 Article ow.ly/seby50X2Vkc

Small-Group Reading Instruction Is Not as Effective as You Think edweek.org/teaching-learn… Strong 💪 Tier 1 with students accessing grade level content is equitable and has the greatest impact on poor and minority students ❤️ Timothy Shanahan #SOR #MTSS

Melissa and Lori are highlighting one of my favorite literacy topics in February: FLUENCY! Listen and learn! Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast

Robert Aderholt Rosa DeLauro Holly Lane UF Literacy Institute "Programs are bloated with useless activities that do nothing to promote learning, and few programs these days have children actually reading real books or tackling content of substance." "I have heard it said that most programs nowadays are designed to be successful in

How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-shoul…