Director of Literacy, District 7, NYCPS (Formerly Senior Executive Director, Universal Literacy, NYCDOE) - Striving to ensure literacy for all!
New York, NY
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Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Said it before. Saying it again: the biggest mistake the US made is assuming schools and teachers needed only to be properly incentivized (or threatened). Changing practice, not policy, is where our focus should be.
This is the single most important difference between schools in the US & schools in England right now. A head teacher said to me: it's hard to find a newly qualified teacher these days who doesn't know about working memory, retrieval practice etc. what a sea change. and one that has absolutely not happened here in any way shape or form. the differences in knowledge of basic cogsci are STARK.
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Patrice has done it again!!!!
(Oh, and it’s a bit surreal to find myself inside, when she’s influenced me so much; her first book being a gateway drug into science of learning practices.)
@SouthwestAir Why is flight 1768 from Houston Hobby to LGA circling south of DC with no announcements made by the crew?
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Gave a talk at SSL Summit this morning. Sllides and article on seidenbergreading.net. A plan to move the SoR to the next level. #scienceofreading
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
“You have to have explicit, systematic direct instruction in phonics. You have to have vocabulary complexity. You have to have knowledge coherence in the design of your units and lessons. And you have to write a lot in response to reading.”
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Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Ensuring Reading Success: Pre-Remediation as a Valuable Alternative
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Andrew Fletcher retweeted
D7 is getting a head start! All K-8 English Language Arts classrooms began teaching Module 1 of the EL program on May 1st. Scan code to learn more #ibelievein d7 #readto succeed @drrpadilla
ALT D7 Spring Pilot
ALT D7 ELA Spring Pilot
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Saturday Learning in D7! Dedicated and passionate teachers and administrators are unpacking the new literacy curriculum. @Drrpadilla @csd7 #readyfortheworld #ibelieveind7 #readtosucceed
ALT D7 Educators planning on launch new ELA curriculum a Saturday morning
ALT ELA Saturday planning day
ALT Saturday ELA Planning
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Join us May 15th! Learn from a leading literacy expert on ways to support your child’s reading development at home! #ibelieveind7 #readyfortheworld #readtosucceed
ALT Learn from a leading literacy expert on ways to support your child’s reading development at home!
ALT Learn from a leading literacy expert on ways to support your child’s reading development at home!
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Mark your calendars for an exciting event dedicated to celebrating the joy of reading and learning! Join us at the upcoming Literacy Fair where we will have fun activities, book giveaways, and more! See you there! #ibelieveind7 #readyfortheworld #readtosucceed
ALT Literacy Fair
ALT Literacy Fair
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Handwriting in a Modern World: Why It Matters & What To Do About It by William Van Cleave.
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New from @region1cc, the Adolescent Literacy Intervention Selection Tool (A-List). The A-LIST provides information about #literacy intervention programs for grades 4–12 to help educators make informed intervention program choices. Explore the tool at: region1cc.org/a-list
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
I make an effort to explain the #scienceofreading #sor (but really, it’s just science!) … but Sharon Vaughn clarifies many misconceptions about the science probably better than anyone: misconception number 1: we understand and implement” evidence-based reading instruction. – at Connecticut, USA
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
🚨 New phonemic awareness study linked below👇🏼
And if you’re someone who says, “but I don’t teach PA without print… I always do a phonics lesson right after,” ….UMMM sorry to break it to you but that IS teaching PA without print.
Benefit to teaching *phonological awareness ALONE*?
Paper by @melissa_stalega with me and others about whether there is a benefit to teaching PA alone...
Basically:
Teaching PA: better PA
Teaching PA WITH letters: better PA AND better word reading.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Benefit to teaching *phonological awareness ALONE*?
Paper by @melissa_stalega with me and others about whether there is a benefit to teaching PA alone...
Basically:
Teaching PA: better PA
Teaching PA WITH letters: better PA AND better word reading.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
PA instruction effects improved with increasing dosage up to 10.2 hours of instruction (dmax = 0.74), after which EFFECTS DECLINED. Results held for students at-risk for reading disabilities and basic PA skills instruction.doi.org/10.1080/10888438.202…
Andrew Fletcher retweeted
Below is one of edutwitterx's all-time threads. I'm glad it resurfaced. People who have been inspired by it should listen to the educators who were there, on the ground in PFT, who are now in their 70s and older. It's a story that isn't to be missed!
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