Teaching kids to read, especially those who struggle. Free resources for educators and families: classroom strategies, PD, kids' books & authors, and much more.
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Sign up for our 2025 #summerlearning tips. You'll receive 3 texts/week, with hands-on activities to keep kids reading, creating, exploring, & learning all summer! Text "READING" for tips in English and "LECTURA" for tips in Spanish to (855) 773-1019.
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I'm THRILLED to share this post about #DevLangDis now available on @ReadingRockets. Thank you @mcgregor_karla & @ReadingRockets for advocating w/me! This is HUGE bc @ReadingRockets is a go-to resource for educators. Learn more about DLD here:
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Sign up for our 2024 #summerlearning tips. You'll receive three text messages/week, with hands-on activities to keep kids reading, creating, exploring, and learning all summer!
Text (855) 773-1019 with the words "READING" for tips in English and "LECTURA" for tips in Spanish.
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Celebrating Valentine's Day with ELLs
Ideas, tips, and resources from @ReadingRockets @pbsteachers @Larryferlazzo @edutopia @PBSKIDS & more!
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Not an exhaustive list, but here are a few myths and facts about #Dyslexia #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth improvingliteracy.org/brief/…
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Evidence-aligned reading instruction benefits ALL students - this includes students who have dyslexia.
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #UntilEveryoneCanRead
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🚨 NEW 🚨 Multi-Site Research Collaborative Launched to Convert Learning Disability Discoveries into Faster Solutions that Help Students, Teachers, Parents fcrr.org/news/multi-site-res…
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First grade can be a big transition! Check out these bilingual tips to help ease the way.
Getting Your First Grader Off to a Good Start: Tips for Families in English and Spanish
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Reading improvement needs to address a greater span of grades, as reading difficulties do not end in 3rd grade.
So what can states do?
Adopt high-quality knowledge-building curricula to create a foundation for reading comprehension
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We are LIVE! ReadingUniverse.org is ready to support educators for FREE. #readingskills #lessonplans #printables #decodables
Brought to you by @wetatvfm, @FirstBook
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The FCRR Student Center Activities are a fantastic, FREE, resource for teachers and homeschooling parents. With a wide range of activities for different grade levels, there's something for everyone. fcrr.org/student-center-acti… #teaching #homeschooling #FCRR
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#KnowledgeMatters to literacy success!
Our Scientific Advisory Committee explains 10 ways educators can bring knowledge-building into their classrooms via @ASCD.
First in a new, must-read series:
@nellkduke @DTWillingham @SoniaCabell @SusanBneuman
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#WorldReadAloudDay is tomorrow. Here are 6 great reasons to read aloud to kids, from writer and illustrator @Jarrett_Lerner.
ALT Reading aloud to kids...builds empathy, creates a lifelong love of reading, improves language and listening skills, facilitates important and/or difficult conversations, activates and empowers imagination, and is fun! (Comic by Jarrett Lerner, used with permission)
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After a 5th grader in intervention read for a DIBELS ORF test
Me: Wow! You've become a really good reader.
Him [matter of fact]: I know.
Me: Did you work hard with Mrs. R?
Him: Yeah. She told us what to do with all the letters so we can read the words. And she has us practice
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Shanahan on Literacy wishes everyone a joyous holiday season and a literate new year! Cherish your own ability to read and write and please do all you can to ensure that gift is given to all.
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We "Reading Peaceniks" have been meeting over several years, seeking common ground in reading instruction to benefit ALL students. We wrote paper on early literacy that has been signed by 35 colleagues. Please read and share. @ReadingShanahan @ehanford
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Honored to be among the supporting colleagues for this co-created paper from 10 of our nation's most esteemed literacy leaders. A guide for practitioners in evidence-based & meaningful instruction in early lit. instruction. Don't miss it!
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Literacy leaders come together to author a clear “explainer” on how kids go from speaking the language to reading it efficiently.
I especially love that it starts with oral language development.
With @janhasbrouck @right2readproj @LouisaMoats ++:
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National Center on Improving Literacy webinar on teacher prep in reading:
bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Three-year-old children are seldom the focus in studies about supplemental early literacy instructional support. This study by @DrKAlbritton, Stuckey, and @TheDrPT examine three-year-old children’s potential need for additional early #literacy support. bit.ly/3rh2jS4
