I’m jealous that New Brunswick made this change! When will ⁦BC Min of Education⁩ catch up? Every kid deserves quality instruction! cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

📢Let’s go, #BCEd! We don’t want to be the last province to make these necessary changes. Our kids deserve this. #SocialJustice #Equity #RightToRead

Book giveaway! 💙🦦 I'm giving away five signed copies of my newest #mglit novel, #Odder. RT and follow me for a chance to win one. Tag your otter half for a bonus entry. I'll choose and notify 5 random winners on February 2 at 2 PM PT. #mglit MacKids Books

Whole group, direct & explicit Tier 1 literacy instruction is da bomb, #BCEd! 💪🏽👊🏽 And yes, it can be fun, playful, & hugely engaging! 🥳🎉 #StructuredLiteracy #EarlyLearning #Equity

Someone recently asked me if I thought LETRS training was racist. I’ll say this. I’m currently serving 8 students using my LETRS training knowledge. Those students are learning to read. How is that ability racist?

“Despite potential benefits of early screening, it only really helps if it leads to instructional efforts that successful address the deficiencies that are identified.” AMEN Timothy Shanahan Early Identification: Predicting Reading Disabilities & Dyslexia shar.es/afkiTe

yukon-news.com/local-news/fir… Exciting news from the Yukon!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #ScienceOfReading #RightToRead #SocialJustice #Equity

Let’s go, #BCEd! It’s time for change. #SocialJustice #Equity #RightToRead

🔊 A big shout-out to all teachers and educators for pushing for change in Ontario classrooms in small and big ways to ensure all students have equitable opportunities and outcomes. bit.ly/3sxZxcY

Encoding in kindergarten! Practicing our skills…no paper required. 😊

GIVEAWAY! I’m feeling the March Break spirit and giving away a copy of one of my favourite books about reading instruction. Simply retweet to enter (1 entry per public Twitter account). Must be following this account to win. 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 only. Ends Wed Mar 15, 8pm EDT. Good luck!

To districts with Socio-emotional programs, but also do Balanced Literacy with 3 cueing, leveled libraries, and all the rest... You're the monster you've been trying to slay.

Kareem J. Weaver once posted: “Balanced literacy does not have a monopoly on joy.” There’s not a surefire way to teach students to love reading, but if the purpose of education is to help succeed in society, having a joy of reading is not fundamental. 🧵

A motion from School District 44 on learning disability guidelines for literacy screening starting in kindergarten has carried. #bced #bcsta2023

I wonder how many do have a plan and if they do, how is it implemented?

‼️📢FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING OF THE RIGHT TO READ 📢‼️ In celebration of Juneteenth, join us online to watch The Right to Read for one day only. Monday, June 19, 2023 Virtual Free Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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We started grade one with decodable books and ended with chapter books and graphic novels! Explicit Instruction and a solid scope and sequence works 🤩 #SoR #bced UF Literacy Institute