Decodable books are a tool and using them effectively means implementing evidence-based teaching practices which means incorporating vocabulary and comprehension into our teaching.

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Students researching different Spanish speaking countries for Hispanic Heritage Month. #roybulls #d83shines #hispanicheritagemonth

Spanish Book Fair and Storyteller d83.org/o/d83/article/…

Highlights from September events. BPAC brought Grammy nominated Mariachi Herencia de México to the district, 9/11 ceremony at Roy, and Movie Night at Roy. #roybulls #d83shines

Last week I showed my students Wooly Willy online and told them how I used to play with it as a kid and how it related to our science unit with magnets and iron. I told them I found it at my parents over the weekend. I knew I had to record their priceless reactions. #d83shines

Yup. 🧡

Learning about within the text and beyond the text questions. Ss were detectives find text evidence with their magnifying glasses. #d83shines #readingdetectives #qarstrategy #textevidence

Reading his first book in English. #proudteacher #d83shines 👏

Voted early and got some great titles of books to add to the classroom library temporarily 😊

Today students got a chance to show off their decorated balloons as in the ELA book Balloons Over Broadway. Ms. Rudis will turn it into a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade video. #roybulls #d83shines

I don't know if the math is right, but the sentiment sure is.

These 3rd graders had a great time celebrating Halloween at school #roybulls #d83shines

What happens at home matters. 📚

Since Sold a Story was released in 2022, half of states have passed laws to change how reading is taught. The surge in activity is part of a wave of science of reading laws that began in 2013. Updated map and article from Christopher Peak apmreports.org/story/2024/11/…

NEVER STOP LEARNING; FOR WHEN WE STOP LEARNING, WE STOP GROWING. #education #teachers #Leadership

Good news! Illinois students did well in math, with 62% of eighth graders performing at or above grade level and 32% at or above proficiency, a six percent increase since 2022. okt.to/8Yopxy

September is National Literacy Month! 📚 Every story and word sparks curiosity and builds skills for future success. Let’s nurture a love of reading and support our youngest learners all month long! #NationalLiteracyMonth #ECE #UPK #ReadingMatters