@MrsTMercer

Lead teacher, Reading Specialist, Regional Lead for The Reading League Indiana, Apple Teacher

 Martinsville, IN
Joined August 2015
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Jeff Bell@BellCatMHSFeb 4
Martinsville High School Juniors Dylan Hall, Jocelyn Mercer, and Emma Peterson participating in the "Richard Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow's Leaders" at UIndy this past Saturday! @ericbowlen @ArtesiansUnited @MSDMartinsville @artieredblue
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7 on 7. Here for Martinsville but a little #decaturproud of this rainbow!
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MSD Decatur@MSDDecatur31 Jan 2024
Students at West Newton can earn tiger stripes for demonstrating Tiger Pride! Mrs. Mercer conducts monthly Tiger Prowls. If their tiger stripe is drawn, students can choose a prize. #DecaturProud #TigerPride @Steph_Hofer @StrubeSusan
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MSD Decatur@MSDDecatur15 Dec 2023
Multiple sightings of the Grinch this morning at West Newton Elementary! We hope he is there to learn and not to steal anything! #DecaturProud @DecaturTwpSupt @Steph_Hofer @wntigers @StrubeSusan
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⁦@ACwishtv⁩ papa Smurf wants the 🟥🟦 crew to have the banner! 😂🤣📣🏈 #wewantthebanner #thezone8 #thezone8extra ⁦@BellCatMHS⁩ ⁦@ArtesianCheer⁩ ⁦@ericbowlen⁩
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Mrs. Neal and Lenny the Lynwood Cougar! @lynwood_school. #decaturproud
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Excited to present @lexialearning Unit 1 #LETRS training to some amazing #decaturproud educators today. @MrsBurkhart3, @bookladyindy, @type1mommy, @MrsTooley #SOR
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A great group is attending @ReadingLeagueIN and @Amplify’s Indiana Summit Science of Reading event! @MrsBurkart, @bookladyindy @type_1mommy, #decaturproud #ScienceofReading
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@liv2learn2 Oct 2022
Dyslexia Awareness Day #2: Wait to fail must end. The myth of the "late bloomer" must end. We must act at the first sign of a reading challenge with evidence-aligned instruction & intervention. Literacy is every child's right but too often we fail them. It must stop.
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Excited to lead the #LETRS kickoff with our 1st cohort of Decatur teachers. #decaturproud, @LexiaLearning #SoR , #scienceofreading.
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Exciting news for Indiana!
Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)@EducateIN18 Aug 2022
Thanks to a historic investment from our partners at the Lilly Endowment, @GovHolcomb and @SecJennerIN just announced a $111 million investment to support early literacy for our Hoosier students! (1/2) in.gov/doe/about/news/state-…
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“Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” Albert Einstein-Here’s to all #literacy allies focused on preventing reading failure through evidence-based practices. Keep letting your light shine in the darkness of a tolerance for reading failure. #Neuhaus #SoR #dyslexia
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Recording now available! Did you miss last night's webinar on @FountasPinnell? Catch up by watching a video of the convo here: curriculummatters.org/2022/0…. Thanks to our amazing presenters @jennifer_hogan_ @mandymholl @DrMPaff @ewolfson86 @veetorthompson. #CurriculumMatters

The Shift from Fountas & Pinnell to Research-Aligned Reading Instruction - Curriculum Matters

In the wake of the troubling EdReports reviews of Fountas & Pinnell and Reading Workshop, many districts are considering a switch away from balanced literacy programs, to materials that better align...

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Got my @ReadingLeagueIN shirt last night! If you are passionate about reading this is a great organization to be a part of.
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New on the blog, Dr. Linnea Ehri shares her instructional guidelines for enhancing orthographic mapping & word learning! understandingreading.home.bl…

Dr. Linnea Ehri’s List of Instructional Guidelines for Enhancing Orthographic Mapping and Word Le...

In a recent discussion with Dr. Linnea Ehri, she wrote up and sent over a document with instructional guidelines that follow from her theory of orthographic mapping and research studies. She gave p…

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Screening students for risk of reading difficulty will not only make a difference in their lives, it will lessen the demand for SPED and other supports in school. It will take us one step closer to providing students access to a free and appropriate public education
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Indiana now has their own chapter of The Reading League. Join now! #SoRDefiningMovement
The Reading League Indiana@ReadingLeagueIN13 Feb 2021
Now is the time to clarify and understand the Science of Reading. TRL-IN has committed! Have you? Join whatisthescienceofreading.or… #SoRDefiningMovement
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So excited to start #LETRS training! These just came in. #scienceofreading @VoyagerSopris
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Take a break from all the current news and discover how to really change the world one non or struggling reader at a time. Learn more about the science of reading. If you can't make the event register so that you can access the recording. #readingleague
Andrea Setmeyer@SetmeyerAndrea5 Nov 2020
Join me ONE WEEK from tonight to meet The Reading League Indiana!!I know there are many important things happening right now... but leveraging the science of reading to help ALL of our kids read is one of them. Register in advance here: tinyurl.com/y3kxxc6v
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Indiana reading advocates check this out! The Reading League Indiana virtual kickoff features @Maryannewolf_. I know I am prepared to get my reading fangirl on! Don't forget to register using the link below. #readingleague
Andrea Setmeyer@SetmeyerAndrea26 Oct 2020
Calling all science of reading advocates in Indiana... join us on Nov. 12 to launch another state chapter of The Reading League!! See below for details and click here to register: tinyurl.com/y3kxxc6v
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