Way Cool!!! Melissa Wierenga

Thinking about instruction, data and assessments has us thinking about this question. #milliondollarquestion #HIL19

Ready to engage in learning today at the Literacy Coaching Network. Kent ISD Lit Coaches are awesome!! #jilljackson pwincessssss

Not This But That! No More Math Fact Frenzy!!!

It was a blast helping the Stomp Chomp and Read Literacy Night. Best. Bookfair. Ever. BOGO FREE!Helping families and teachers build their libraries. Azariah (my baby) helped Mrs. Boyer at the book fair. #BellevueElementary

Enjoyed listening to 5th grades read their self published fiction stories to the Kindergarten Classes!! Fun times! #BellevueElementary

Put together a new website, finally. Hoping it will be easier to navigate and more useful. I posted links to the two videos I have shot so far about early literacy instruction at a distance, along with a bunch of other mostly free resources.🤞it's helpful. nellkduke.org

What's your Twitter type? Are you a learner or a confirmer?

This article by Benjamin Herold includes a description of two videos I made about teaching literacy at a distance. Thank you to coaches Ruth Benge, Myla Lee ☀️, Annie Petrozzelli Spear, and Shannon Sweet in video one and the K/1 children in video two! edweek.org/ew/articles/20…

What is Amazon's #1 New Release in Linguistics? This! Congratulations to Erin Brown and Susan L'Allier! I strongly recommend this book not only for coaches but for coaches and teachers working together to improve literacy for children! Colleen Cruz amazon.com/More-Random-Ac…

Good #Sunday read from Nell K. Duke on shifting to a digital mindset when teaching. Asset vs. deficit-based thinking is key 🔑 SchoolPace Connect keeps Ts optimistic & informed w/ resources that help T's easily pivot btwn in-person & virtual instruction. t.ly/DTpd

I am *begging* anyone involved in early literacy education to read this blog post.

The day has arrived! It felt like waiting for Christmas Day to get here. It is a gift to receive a resource that you know will help move the needle on student achievement and ensure effective literacy instruction! Thanks Nell K. Duke & Alessandra Ward nellkduke.org/listening-to-r…

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!❤️ instagram.com/p/CIEY4ftrg2j/…

I’ve been rocking “chucks” & pearls for a long time now. But today it meant something all together different! #ashifthashappened instagram.com/p/CKSp8xCr2Gh/…

Looking for decodable texts that are meaningful, too? Take a look at my new website for free, virtual-friendly texts, teaching tools & tips, and more to learn about supporting beginning readers! beyonddecodables.com

Free books that were written with attention to decodability *and* to other factors that research suggests support the development of young readers. Thank you to Dr. Julia Lindsey in collaboration with BostonPublicSchools #soproudofmyadvisee! beyonddecodables.com

New article published. Please read with an open mind🙂 _The Science of Reading Progresses: Communicating Advances Beyond the Simple View of Reading_ by me & Kelly B. Cartwright #scienceofreading Science of Read At (free): ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

What are you doing tonight? #EduCoach Chat ⁦Susan L'Allier⁩ & ⁦Erin Brown⁩ #MichiganLiteracy

School Leaders Are Burning the Candle at Both Ends: educationpost.org/school-leaders…