Thanks to 💫 experts who authored chapters, including Laura Stewart Tiffany Hogan Jennifer Stewart Carlin Conner Stephanie Al Otaiba Christy Austin Elizabeth Stevens Kymyona Burk, Ed.D. Casey Sullivan Taylor @cammiemcbride Tiffany Peltier, Ph.D.🌸 Erin Washburn Nathan Clemens Dr. Katherine O'Donnell Amy Fleisher

The stage is set and we’re ready to go! @PGCPS get excited for A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities! #PGCPSSOR24

Good morning @PGCPS! Today is the day!@simone_mcquaige and the team are ready to open the doors to the #ScienceofReading conference! Get your camera ready! You won’t want to forget to take pics of all there is to experience and learn today! #PGCPSSOR24 #PGCPSproud

Ready for a day of Learning at the PGCPS Science of Reading Conference!

The late Dr. Carol Connor explains need differentiated instruction vs. whole-class instruction. Her outstanding research is cited in the new book Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. and I co-edited -"Climbing THE LADDER OF READING & WRITING: Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners". youtube.com/watch?v=m9Kk0l…

PGCPSK5RELA PGCPS Simone McQuaige PGCPS Department of Curriculum and Instruction I’m sure this year’s conference will be just as amazing, informative, transformative, and inspiring as the one last year! Thank you for creating such a powerful literacy legacy in PGCPS!

📚 A few of our Mentors Michelle Antrum, Jeanetta Nelson, and Julieta Perez M.Ed. NBCT are attending the PGCPS Science of Reading Conference today. They are exploring what matters and what works in literacy instruction. Dr. Kristi Holden #PGCPSProud

It was a true pleasure to spend time with this wonderful district! Thank you for having me!! Tricia Zucker look at the books!

“Half of the diseases and problems I thought I had, I cured through learning to read.” -Oliver James Every reader has a story, and @oliverspeaks1 brought his story to #PGCPSSOR24!

This conference has been transformational! Many thanks to Simone & PGCPSK5RELA for this life-changing event. Loved seeing my colleagues past & present, my i-Ready family, and the always amazing @oliverspeaks1 PGCPS #PGCPSSOR24 #PGCPSProud💙💛 #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTLeaHvxp/

Our SOR Conference was amazing!!! The energy was alive, electric and contagious! Thank you PGCPSK5RELA for another amazing conference!!! #pgcpssor2024

Today was filled with great learning, a chance to engage with one of my staff members about the work of reading instruction and reflection! @PGCPSK5RELA Area I - Prince George's County Public Schools PGCPS TAG OFFICE Ava Tasker-Mitchell,Ph.D.

A full day of learning and our teachers still have the energy to check into our wellness sessions for ZUMBA! Keep the energy high @PGCPS! #PGCPSSOR24 #scienceofreading

Thank you PGCPSK5RELA for the opportunity to present at the #PGCPSSOR2024! It was an incredibly rewarding experience. It allowed me to share my knowledge w/ colleagues, contribute to the vibrant discussions around SOR, andconnect withfellow ELD advocates. 🔥PGCPS ELD🔥 @ELDInnovator

Such a wonderful day of learning and connecting with so many wonderful #PGCPSProud educators! Thank you PGCPSK5RELA for an incredible Science of Reading conference! #ReadersAreLeaders #PGCPSSOR24 PGCPS TAG OFFICE PGCPS Glenarden Woods Elementary School PTA

Hosting prolific speakers and having great discussions about reading with my reading tribe made this auspicious occasion even better!! Loved this SOR CONFERENCE!! The PGCPSK5RELA Team did it again!! Unique Hunter Brandywine ES #pgcps #PGCPSSOR2024 Christina Wren Adriane Hendrix

If anyone accuses me of not thinking that Background Knowledge is important, below are excerpts from my book, “Failing Students or Failing Schools?” Way before Natalie Wexler, E.D. Hirsch made an impact w/ his groundbreaking books. 1/3 ✅

Guess who knew we were “Sold a Story” before “Sold a Story”? This book, by my co-host High Five Literacy, is incredible. As I turned each page, it was bone chilling. It reminded me of so many of the things that I was experiencing in the trenches as well. High Five Literacy

I love a novel in upper grades. This is a great list! I’m saving it as reference for my two oldest children. They’ve read lots of these already!

If you’re easily & automatically reading the words in this post, it’s because they have *become* sight-words to your brain. Let’s teach reading in ways that ⬆️ *sightwordedness* & stop pretending reading is a visual memory task. #orthographicmapping 👇 pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2024/03/help-m…