Psychology says, The smarter you get, the less you speak.

Readership is excited to share Me (Moth) with our high school teachers’ classroom libraries. Wow! We love this book! #memoth

My August reads: Hummingbird, The Goldfish Boy, and Atomic Habits. A favorite author quote: “I want to live with an open heart, even if that means it gets broken sometimes.” (Lloyd)

Last week’s reads: Road to After, debut novel in verse based on author’s childhood of abuse. The beauty was how she found solace in nature, and still does today. The other, a heartwarming read, chosen by my loyalty to author’s style. Joy of appreciation.

Great strategy.

Mesmerizing.

Much 💜💜💜 for the ⁦Burton Middle School⁩ Step-Up Team for sharing ⁦⁦priscila⁩ book with the community during Porterville Celebrates Reading! 💙🐾#AllThingsPurple #BMSistheBEST ⁦Tulare County Office of Education⁩ ⁦Jenean Bray⁩

Helping young students learn the letter-sound code doesn't need to be debated. AND recognizing that reading is FAR more than simply sound-out words is not debatable. Why we spend time arguing these things is beyond me. #liftingliteracy #g2great

Kylene Beers A2 Part of the problem with the science of reading is that it is neither science nor about reading. #liftingliteracy #G2Great

Observing nature is grounding peace.

Before you go thinking the SoR as a program is the newest, and best next thing, read the research: NAEP LTT 2023: A Different Story about Reading | dr. p.l. (paul) thomas radicalscholarship.com/2023/06/21/nae…

This explains what we knew all along…

Worth repeating…Mississippi reading isn’t miraculous after all…

New blog post! This one is a bit of a spicy one 😅 - Myth 2: The Right Program Will Solve All Reading Problems. Let me know what you think. mcolleencruz.com/blog-1/myth-2-…

Outstanding! I look forward to learning from her at NCTE.

Educators interested: Feb 27 "Aligned Artistry: Standards-Based Poetry and Journaling in the 6-12 ELA/ELD Classroom" For registration information, see the flyers at tcoe.org/ERS/ELA or tcoe.org/ERS/ELD.

“Today, the man wearing red got on the subway, he opened his folder and started reading. 🧐 A few stops later a man got on and asked him “what are you studying for? You look confused, maybe I can help?” He said my son just failed a math test, and I am re-studying fractions so

Emily Hanford is a journalist. She may be a wonderful person. She may be reporting facts. But they are facts that are not understood in the context of the whole. They are facts without context or understanding. Dr. Andy Johnson rss.com/podcasts/drand…