📅 Mark your calendars for this showstopper event featuring renowned Science of Reading: The Podcast luminaries! ⁣ 🚀 This free four-hour virtual symposium will give you all the tools you need to get the Science of Reading off the ground in your school: at.amplify.com/symposium23

Eight months into the worst chemo shortage in US history, we still have 15 drugs in short supply. 👀Doxil is the latest. None of these chemo agents 💉are on the FDA‘s Essential Medicines list & the current shortages disproportionately affect women. 🤦‍♀️This needs to-no MUST-change.

Sometimes intermediate students still need to work on their #phonemicawareness we use 1 minute activities from Equipped for Reading Success- David Kilpatrick #SoR Science of Reading Classroom goyenfoundation Cicero District 99

Teachers: this is going to be excellent PD!

I like discussing words on a continuum with students. Slight changes of tone can aid in learning. Words we talked about today.

Since Sold a Story, 15 states have passed new laws about reading instruction. Eight states banned “three-cueing" as a method of teaching word recognition. And that’s on top of changes passed in recent years.

In a new series of The Boston Globe, Mandy McLaren and Naomi Martin dig deep into what's up with literacy in Massachusetts. It's a clear examination of how the system failed. They summarize the accountability issues so well. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/2023/10/…

This summer, The Reading League and the National Committee for Effective Literacy finalized a joint statement on English learners / emergent bilinguals and the science of reading. Read the joint statement on our new Compass' EL/EBs page. bit.ly/3thvyZr

If you're not using Diffit OMG create a free account now so you keep free access through January. Everytime I look at this, it gets cooler and cooler! INSTANT EVERYTHING. Multiple reading levels, multiple LANGUAGES, multiple tools & resources that are ready to go in seconds.

When I was a little boy, the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, and thousands of U.S. servicemembers perished. As a nation, we were stunned. And we vowed to strike back. Revenge was understandably on everyone’s mind, including many Americans of

ISBE released their updated literacy plan this week, and they're asking for feedback! If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, you can find the plan and feedback form at the link below 💡 isbe.net/Lists/News/New…

Sold a Story makes TIME magazine's Top Ten podcast list. time.com/6321143/best-p…

Illinois is moving off the sidelines when it comes to literacy education, and ISBE's Comprehensive Literacy Plan is the first step! Read our memo on the second draft of the plan to see our feedback. ilearlyliteracy.org/2023-literacy-…

Odd One Out is one of my favorite ways to teach the relationship between words. Which word is not related to the others? Why? abstain, refrain, partake, avoid abundant, scarce, plentiful, ample acquire, obtain, procure, dispose amass, build up, deplete, accumulate

Many districts realize they chose the wrong reading curriculum, but won't replace it for 5-7 years. Too expensive... so they try to "patch" it up Kids' lives are too important for a patch #LeadershipMatters

"You may be wondering – why is the English code so complex? The core reason is that English spellings are borrowed from several other languages." eblireads.com/the-foundation…

LIVE now...100% of 2nd graders in district at or above grade level reading expectations! AngieHanlin 🤩 Join the convo at no cost here: 2024.sllsummit.com/?sc=fmHaoJUG&a… #SLLSummit

Amazing panel discussion tonight!

Check out this talk by Sonya Thomas - The Power of Parents: How We Are Changing the Literacy Landscape Demanding Data Transparency 2024.sllsummit.com/talks/the-powe…

An important study for all schools that have gone tech heavy. Typed notes = ⬆️ more notes Hand written notes = ⬆️ more learning link.springer.com/article/10.100…