@SCSDwrites

Teacher. Mother. Reader. Writer. District Writing Coach for the Syracuse City School District.

 Syracuse, NY
Joined October 2017
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Consistently reminding students that refining their skills comes from attempting tasks and learning from errors can serve as a potent motivator for sustained focus. #StudentLearning
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Zaretta Hammond | Culturally-Responsive Teaching / Leading & the Brain #VirtualAPLeadershipAcademy #WEEK161 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BRJjZqeP…
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Nell K. Duke@nellkduke4 Feb 2023
Repeated reading is not the only option for building fluency. Reading lots of texts only once, often w/ an adult or peer listening, correcting, defining words, &/or asking comprehension ?s, also has pos effects on fluency & comprehension in a # of studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

A Meta-Analysis of Non-Repetitive Reading Fluency Interventions for Students With Reading Difficu...

This meta-analytic review investigated non-repetitive reading fluency interventions for K-12 students with reading difficulties. Eight studies met inclusion cri...

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"Slavery is the institution that made racism a part of our nation’s foundation." This NEW article provides recommendations for parents about discussing the history and legacy of slavery along with age-appropriate information to emphasize in conversations.lfj.pub/3RELvRR

Talking to Children About the History of Slavery in the United States

Recommendations and age-appropriate information to emphasize in conversations about slavery and racism in the U.S.

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Clint Smith
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This week we put out the final episode of Crash Course Black American History. We worked on this series for over 3 years and put out 51 episodes spanning the transatlantic slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement. I’m so proud of what we made. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Douglas Fisher@DFISHERSDSU5 Nov 2022
Students in a highly effective classroom average a cumulative 90 minutes of daily reading. We cannot teach reading effectively without ensuring we are creating time and opportunity for our students to have their eyes on text. ow.ly/VokY50LriHx #TeachingReading
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Nell K. Duke@nellkduke3 Sep 2022
1/2 K - 3: If you agree with the statement below, a next step is to ask yourself: Do we devote a significant amount of time to science & social studies instruction every day (e.g., an average of 45 mins/day EACH & led by Sc & SS, not ELA)? @ClassroomWonder knowledgematterscampaign.org…

Scientific Advisory Committee - Knowledge Matters

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“But for students to learn the lessons that #civilrightshistory has to offer, they have to learn more than the ‘Master Narrative,’ the version of the movement that reduces the struggle to Rosa Parks sitting down & Martin Luther King Jr. standing up.” Read:learningforjustice.org/magaz…

History Moves With Us

A movement veteran reflects on teaching civil rights history.

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Today, @dcpublicschools unveiled DCPS Readers Next Door, a special new book series written and illustrated by DCPS educators in collaboration with Dr. @JuliabLindsey. Based on the science of reading, the series will include 100+ books feat. 10 characters attending school in DC.
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It has been a GREAT two days of writing trainings with 3-5 grade teachers! We love getting teachers excited about teaching writing! @SyracuseSchools @SCSDPD @SCSDwrites #teachingwriting
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Pam Kastner
@liv2learn11 Aug 2022
Each day I will share 1 of the 70+ recorded sessions from the 2022 PaTTAN Literacy Symposium!! First up, the brilliant Dr. Glaser: Morphological Awareness: What Is It? How to Teach It! Click on session 1: pattan.net/Training/Conferen…
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What do writing teachers do at writing training? Write! Preparing for our Grade 5 informational writing unit with fabulous new text sets to support students as they build knowledge and write research reports on Westward Expansion. @SyracuseSchools #SCSDSuccess
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Talk about a persuasive speech!
CNN
@CNN23 Sep 2019
"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the UN. "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you." cnn.it/2mAXVQb
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MsMento@MsMento19 Sep 2019
Sharing out our personal narratives is more fun with a microphone! 🎤 @LeMoyneES @SyracuseSchools @SCSDwrites
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What focused and engaged 5th writers @PorterElemSCSD! Writing long and strong after a brief minilesson on generating ideas for personal narratives.They begged their teacher for more writing time! #SCSDWrites #SCSDSuccess @SyracuseSchools
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Nell K. Duke@nellkduke11 Jan 2018
3 Literacy Practices That Work edut.to/2zBSo11
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My students wrote a persuasive speech three weeks ago with the attempt of convincing @EvaDivaWilliams to donate more games to our class during recess. We were surprised today by Mr. Persampieri, Ms. Trahan and Ms. Simpson. Thank you for your generosity and love! @SyracuseSchools
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Hello winter break! Still thinking about this day with 4th grade writing pilot teachers, prepping for The Literary Essay unit using the fabulous Fiona’s Lace as a touchstone text. @SyracuseSchools @SCSDAcademics @syracuselatin @SeymourRedW @DrWeeksElem @SalemHyde @HWSmithscsd
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3rd grade created a coffeehouse “vibe” to invite families in for poetry readings today! Complete with coffee, hot cocoa, comfy seating and snaps for a job well done! ❤️☕️@SyracuseSchools @kffliteracy @SCSDAcademics
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