After we learn a new sound it becomes the “secret password” for entering the classroom, allowing for several extra daily repetitions. The kids ❤️ it - and don’t worry about the ones who forget; if they don’t copy the child in front of them I supply the sound for them to repeat.

thanks Mrs.Dunbar for another successful Scholastic book fair! 😍👏🏼 my little reader had the time of his life- though I think meeting blizzard was the highlight 😂📚🐻‍❄️

I am grateful for the opportunity to learn even more about the complex task of teaching so many various literacy skills to our Mosaic Elementary School Mustangs! Thank you FCPS Elem Literacy for setting up the best PD ever! I’m talking about you,Lexia! #LETRS

chronicles of two literacy lovers on february 1st ♥️💌💗🔠 Mrs.Dunbar Lees Corner ES

love & appreciate these minds so much! 🫶🏼

Good to be back 👌

An amazing group of FCPS Region5 literacy leaders coming together to learn more about word rec, fluency, vocab, and comp in the upper grades. Ashley Williams Amanda Rowell FCPS Office of School Support

📂Archive 📂Spring 📂🍒🌸

About one in three American fourth-graders cannot read at a basic level of comprehension. Athena Jones has been digging into the crisis:

Packed house for the UFLI Foundations Facilitator training with UF Literacy Institute! This is what dedication is! FCPS Region 1 FCPS Region 2 FCPS Region 3 Region 4 FCPS Region5

"Evaluating 693 undergraduate and graduate teacher training programs, the council found that 40% of programs instruct aspiring educators to use debunked teaching practices." C'mon, educator prep programs, it's time to do better. The 74 the74million.org/article/new-re…

The @nctq report provides exemplar resources from high-performing programs as well as institutions that have improved. Dr. Maria Murray expresses appreciation for these exemplary programs in a quote. Read the full quote & more: bit.ly/3NfRaM2 #TPR2023 #ScienceOfReading

when you’re home with your kiddo mid-summer & your coach texts to share she made your bulletin board dreams come true!! so excited our teachers will have such an amazing visual to support their learning next year ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜 #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

today I had the honor of speaking in front of almost 1,400 colleagues about one of my very favorite topics- literacy! not sure this was ever on my career bucket list 😅, but I’m excited to cross it off! ✅ FCPS Elem Literacy @EALFCPS #literacyandjusticeforall #knowbetterdobetter

great kickoff PD sessions this morning with our teams at Lees Corner ES! 💪🏼👏🏼 we are so excited to welcome our students on monday! 🥰

Welcome to campus! #H2P

first day feels 🥰 jack & mama are ready for a great year ahead! 👩🏼‍🏫🍎

“not all children grow up to be adults who love reading, but all children deserve to grow up to be adults who KNOW how to read.” Virginia Literacy Partnerships

For the first time this season… SWEEEEET CAROLINE, LET’S. GO. PITT. 🎶

Did you miss us? Cause we missed you! The Victory Lights, probably…