@Literacy_How

Literacy How empowers educators from pre-service to higher education with evidence-based professional development, classroom support, and coaching.

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"Early childhood and elementary school teachers have no more important task than to teach reading."
Emily Hanford@ehanford19 Nov 2020
“I’m told a thousand different things that I’m supposed to focus on. I think if we gave teachers permission to focus on teaching reading well, and gave them the supports they need, we could actually get somewhere w/this problem.” - ⁦@right2readproj⁩ fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…
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Thanks to for joining us and for all you do to ensure that every child leans to read!
Kim Still@kimstill3518 Nov 2020
So appreciative of tonight's powerhouse panel - Margie Gillis @Literacyhow, @ehanford, @FumikoHoeft, @riomadrass, and @jwashingtonPhD. Thank you, @Literacy_How and @SouthportCoLab!
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We were honored to contribute to this important effort.
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We know better. Our students need us to do better.
Emily Hanford@ehanford28 Oct 2020
One in five 12th graders who applied/were accepted to a 4-year college were below basic on NAEP reading. I got started reporting on how kids are taught to read after meeting college students who struggled, said they were not taught how to read in school. nationsreportcard.gov/mathem…
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Hope you can join us at the table! Register today: ow.ly/8QC650BXvC8
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Early intervention is preferable, but older students with SLD/Dyslexia can be taught to read.
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Morphological awareness supports reading, writing, and spelling.
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Dyslexia is not a vision problem.
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Educational Inequalities: What Can Be Done? Free roundtable Nov 17 at 7pm ET, w/an all-star panel of educators & advocates! Register: ow.ly/8QC650BXvC8 Hosted by @SouthportCoLab @Literacy_How
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The instructional implications of these shifts at Teachers College are HUGE and teachers deserve clear messaging on what they should do with the programs they were provided that prompt readers to guess words based on pictures and syntax.
Emily Hanford@ehanford20 Oct 2020
Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing' blogs.edweek.org/teachers/te… via @educationweek

Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing'

A recent document signals a major change from the Reading Workshop creator, who previously pushed back on "phonics-centric people."

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LD OnLine@LDOnLine20 Oct 2020
Educational Inequalities: What Can Be Done? Free roundtable Nov 17 at 7pm ET, w/an all-star panel of educators & advocates! Register: ow.ly/8QC650BXvC8 Hosted by @SouthportCoLab @Literacy_How
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Parents with kids of ages 6-9, please help @uconn @brainLENSlab research by contributing 3 min or more of their time 🥰. We ask kids to read as many or as few short stories. So grateful for your help! 🙏🙏🙏🥰 uconnpsych.co1.qualtrics.com…
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Emily Hanford@ehanford17 Oct 2020
You can read the document from Lucy Calkins and the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project here: features.apmreports.org/docu…

APM Reports Documents

Documents uploaded by APM Reports.

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“The group headed by Lucy Calkins, a leading figure in the long-running fight over how best to teach children to read, is admitting that its materials need to be changed to align with scientific research.” Y’all read this yet? Our feed is 🔥🔥🔥. apmreports.org/story/2020/10…
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Emily Hanford@ehanford17 Oct 2020
All @apmreports podcast episodes and articles abt how kids learn to read collected here: apmreports.org/collection/re… Google: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3eMBYI… RadioPublic: radiopublic.com/educate-6Nk1… Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/america… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Register today for this important discussion!
The Southport CoLAB@SouthportCoLAB14 Oct 2020
We are thrilled to be co-hosting this roundtable discussion with Literacy How and an amazing group of partners! Register for this free, virtual event here: southportcolab.regfox.com/cl…
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Dr. Maria Murray will be live on TRL's Facebook page at 7pm to talk about our upcoming free paired book study = 1 chapter of NRP report alongside matching article 20 years later from TRL Journal's latest issue, moderated by our state chapters! Join us! 🤓
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#sayDyslexia this week on 10/15/20 when the #ZakimBridge in #Boston lights red 4 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth @DyslexiaIDA @ApplewildSchool @CarrollSchool @Literacy_How @bostonfdn @mcgovernmit @DDyslexiaMA @yesread @MGHInstitute @cplanma @commlearncenter #mapoli #bospoli #MAedu
Lisa Nelson@1in5awareness24 Sep 2020
Save the date: October 10/15/20 the #ZakimBridge in #Boston will be lit red 4 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth ! #mapoli #maleg #bospoli #MAedu #Charlestown #sayDyslexia #dyslexia #reading #edchat #literacy #covid19MA #UntilAllCanRead @DDyslexiaMA
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📣Special S/O today to Connecticut’s Partnership for #Literacy Success (formerly known as #CK3LI), which has launched its new website! Big thanks to our expert team members, including @EducateCT, @HILLforLiteracy, & @Literacy_How! 👏👏👏 Check it out at readingsuccess.education.uco…
Educator teaching class color names.

ALT Educator teaching class color names.

Young children sitting in a classroom.

ALT Young children sitting in a classroom.

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Learn something this weekend and watch one of our webinars now on the IDA YouTube channel, covering topics like supporting comprehension, assistive technology, and online structured literacy instruction. bit.ly/IDAYouTube #IDAGoRedforDyslexia
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