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Phonics books that systematically help struggling k-1 students learn how to read. Decodable books. Thanks for following!

San Diego, CA
Joined October 2013
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Systematic phonics instruction gives kids independence— it allows them to decode words they’ve never before seen in print, to pick up any book and break the written code in solitude. Nothing gives a child greater agency over his/her own education.
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Registration for #TRLSummit2024, Finding the Alignment: From Research to Practice, is now open! Join #researchers, #neuroscientists, #policymakers, and experts from the EL/EB field on April 27, 2024, in San Diego, CA. Learn more at bit.ly/44UiMND
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We are excited to announce the 2023 recipient of our Benita A. Blachman Award for Advancing Evidence Into Practice is @ehanford and the recipient of our Meaningful Impact in Education Award is @haskinslabs. #TRLConf2023
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A meta-analysis of teachers who only got training found that only 5% put newly learned strategies into practice. “However, coaching and on-the-job training after initial teaching sessions ensured that 95% of teachers used the newly learnt techniques.” frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Parenthood has caused my perspective on homework to shift DRAMATICALLY lol Like, y’all had 8 hours w my kid. Y’all couldn’t fit all the work in there?? I only got 3ish hours between home and bedtime. That’s OUR time. You’ll see them tomorrow 😆
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We’ve analyzed 223 bills in states across the country, and perhaps for the first time in my experience, there’s tremendous consensus in terms of what children really need in order to achieve #literacy success Read more 👇 publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
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I'm headed to New Zealand for two events with @PamelaSnow2 and @DrLSHammond. See you when I get to the other side of the world. learningmatters.co.nz/2023-l…
We've saved the date! I'm looking forward to speaking at the inaugural Learning Matters New Zealand Literacy Symposium: Christchurch 28/8 and Auckland 30/8 with @PamelaSnow2 & @ehanford learningmatters.co.nz/2023-l…
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I'm headed to New Zealand for events with @PamelaSnow2 and @DrLSHammond. See you when I get to the other side of the world. learningmatters.co.nz/2023-l…
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“Sold A Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong” (United States) is the Impact Winner! #ThirdCoastAwards Congratulations to producer & host @ehanford & the rest of the team from @AmPubMedia.
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There's one place to hear science of reading insights from @ReadingShanahan, @kymyona_burk, @natwexler, @KJWinEducation, @ehanford, @literacypodcast, @FumikoHoeft, Nina Lorimor-Easley, G. Reid Lyon, Kate Will, & Hannah Bain: our podcast "A Novel Idea" anovelidea.buzzsprout.com/
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Full stop. ⛔ Doug Fisher shared this with us... and we can't wait for you to hear the conversation about it on tomorrow's podcast. 🔥
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Hey! Sold a Story was nominated for a Peabody Award. @CLPeak @C_E_Winter @apmreports peabodyawards.com/categories…
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We’re honored to announce Emily Hanford as an SI Denver keynote! A senior correspondent and producer for APM Reports, Emily will share her insights and expertise during her session, A Reporter's Story about the Science of Reading. Learn more here: ubnd.org/43pRpLZ
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I finished listening to "Sold a Story" by @apmreports. If you work in an elementary school (teacher, admin, coach, etc) - please give it a listen. It's eye opening stuff: features.apmreports.org/sold…
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