Mommy. Lifelong Learner. Proud FCPS ELA Education Specialist. Serial book reader. Lover of all things Literacy. Animal advocate. Literacy=fundamental right.
Bristow, VA
Joined May 2015
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@FCPSElemLA kicked off 4 more of our school funded @LexiaLearning LETRS cohorts tonight with T learners who cannot wait to bring culturally responsive evidence based literacy knowledge to their schools and students! We are SO excited to see how you and your S grow in literacy ❤️
Excellent insight by @ReadingShanahan on why grade level curriculum should be taught to S, even if they haven’t leaned previous skills. “Few skills need to be taught before other skills can be learned. The sequence of phonics is largely arbitrary.” shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/…
Thank you @LindsayKemeny for showing us how research into practice can be so effective. So many takeaways from this session.
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We are a community. “I’m tired of getting the crumbs. I want a seat at the table.” Diversity is not an afterthought. @#PlainTalkNOLA
What an incredible panel yesterday at Plain Talk! They shared so many areas of Science of Reading that need to be elevated and researched #possibledissertationideas 💡
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I will always be a teacher first. To me, leadership means staying connected to the practice. Thank you to my little group of readers who let me practice with them each week.
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼see you there @LindsayKemeny can’t wait!
Who's going to New Orleans for the Plain Talk Literacy Conference? I'm SO excited for this event! I'll be speaking twice on the 31st, plus will have a book signing (thank you @IMSEOG) on Thursday afternoon. Stop by and say hello! #PlainTalkNOLA @cll_teach @ReadingHorizons
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Finish this sentence. I’ll go first: You know you’re a reading teacher when… you’re getting your kids ready for school and notice all the princesses on your 4- year old’s shirt end with a schwa … and then you tell them:
Raya
Cinderella
Tiana
Aurora
Moana
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“But in the work we’ve done, we’ve shown that if you systematically and explicitly stimulate language, you can see increases over time that promote reading comprehension.” edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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So honored to have learned about Structured Word Inquiry with Peter Bowers. I will never look at word families the same, nor will I teach them the same! Thank you @LexiaLearning for keeping facilitators abreast with the highest quality PD to support all students and teachers.
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Looking forward to continuing the journey through #LETRSinFCPS Vol. 1 with this crew of incredibly reflective and talented educators! Unit 1 left us feeling inspired and determined to continue growing our knowledge and practices! #CRESConnections
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Hey @fcpsnews!! Come out to Pimmitt Hills Center from now until December 15th to see the resources under review for @FCPSElemLA. Make sure your provide tour input- we want to hear from YOU!
Hey @fcpsnews! Wondering where to go next with your SOR journey? Check this out 👇🏼
Over the last few months, I've listened to hundreds of podcast episodes and organized them by topic. I created this blog post to be an easy, free reference for anyone who wants to learn more about the science of reading. I hope you find it helpful!
themeasuredmom.com/podcast-i…?
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#LETRSinFCPS today with the most fabulous group of dedicated educators. H O N O R E D to have the opportunity to facilitate this learning for @fcpsnews staff and students. Cannot wait to watch their students and practice
G R O W this year.
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One of my favorite things about managing #LETRSinFCPS is showering my dedicated @fcpsnews facilitators with little notes like this. This was so much fun to make! IYKYK
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What is a mental model and what does it have to do with language comprehension? Our @fcpsnews reading teachers spent part of their learning earlier this week digging into just that, as well as building understanding around @LexiaLearning implementation and reading plans!
Why are some ways ts effectively teach text structures and inferencing so S create a strong mental model? @fcpsschool region 3 and 4 lit leaders discuss with #ReadingComprehensionBlueprint
I am one of the silent processors. Who else needs time to independently process?
Don’t mistake silence for apathy. When people are quiet, they’re often busy thinking and learning.
Extraverts like to process ideas by talking them through. Introverts prefer to reflect before they speak.
I'm not disengaged. I'm listening to your views and formulating mine.
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So I did a thing. Honored to continue to serve @FCPSElemLA and the teachers here in @fcpsnews !! I truly couldn’t have done it without each of you. Here’s to continuing to learn and grow!!
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Hey @FCPSElemLit — I see a community builder in our future.
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