In case you missed this, Judy Bowling has created another wonderful resource: padlet.com/bowlinj/bookso… #WayneLiteracy

Parents as Emergency Teachers? The Research Offers Cautions and Opportunities for Schools edweek.org/ew/articles/20… via Education Week

Happy to support you and your dedicated team Hudson Area Schools. “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island.” ~Walt Disney

I made this ~one hour video about how to provide small group literacy instruction for young children using a videoconferencing platform (@zoom_us). With help from four gr8 coaches, I walk through a phonics lesson and a content knowledge + infotext lesson. youtu.be/hNHImv_iKEM

Join us tomorrow for our next virtual mini-session - Planting Seeds: Summer Learning with Mellissa Wilson! Enroll today at michiganascd.org/planting-seeds/ #miched #onlinelearning #summerlearning

Summer Lit Labs are going virtual! This free, interactive program will include online read alouds, and writing lesson, and a at-home kit with books and a related STEM activity. Registration is limited and runs through May 29. #LenaweeLiteracy lisd.us/Core/News/Arti…

A great program!

Press Release: a message from Lenawee Superintendents regarding ongoing planning for the 2020-2021 school year. Read more: lisd.us/Core/News/Arti…

Preschool educators: Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer from Virginia Tech has shared a video demonstrating how to do shared reading with print referencing at a distance/remotely. Posted (with permission) on my YouTube Channel: youtu.be/fua1pp8X3i0 Thank you, @haemesmer !

There are still a few spots left for the Disciplinary Literacy Deeper Dive Institute (Cohort Two)! Starts in October, virtual, free, and SCECHs available. Join us! smore.com/qcbjp-essentia… GELN Disciplinary Literacy #DisciplinaryLiteracy MAISA

Our 2020-21 Writing Curriculum for Middle and High School nytimes.com/2020/09/03/lea…

We've developed an informal formative assessment tool: The Listening to Reading—Watching While Writing Protocol. It can be used in face-to-face, physically distant, and remote-teaching contexts. @wardalessandrae literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-…

An article I hope will help with the complex challenge of prompting young readers in classrooms. Thanks for feedback & support of the piece from Linnea Ehri, Barbara Foorman, @haemesmer, @PDavidPearson, Tim Rasinski, Timothy Shanahan, and Tanya S. Wright ascd.org/publications/e…

Reading Apprenticeship provides a strong framework and numerous strategies for middle and high school teachers. The training for middle and high school teachers, free of cost, will occur virtually from Aug. 2021 - May 2022. drive.google.com/file/d/1Hfjytz…

Hey teachers! What is DPTV’s Michigan Learning Channel all about? How might it support families, children, and you? Check out this FREE webinar they’re offering to hear more: eventbrite.com/e/michigan-lea…

Save the date! Dr. Gholdy Muhammad will be the keynote speaker for the Michigan Literacy Conference: Building Mirrors and Windows. The conference is FREE for all MI educators! #MichiganLiteracy docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Tomorrow, one hour: Part presentation, part conversation, focused on supporting multiple aspects of early reading development. Registration (free) at bit.ly/3sYJQti American Reading

Informative session with Katie Squires, PhD on dyslexia. Simulations were especially powerful. Thank you to all the educators who gave 3 hours after school for learning & improving our practice. #LenaweeLiteracy

Day 1 of PreK Essentials training brought great discussion, collaboration, and learning. Ended the day with setting goals to put our learning into action! #LenaweeLiteracy

Teachers, to start off 2022, I'm offering two free 30-minute virtual appearances. I can talk about writing, share a preview of I Survived in progress, or whatever you would like. No limit to the number of students, can do grades 3-8. RT to enter. I will notify winners 1/10.