VA college educators with a mission of improving literacy for all VA students.

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Joined October 2020
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Join us for a "free" conference with Sonia Cabell! sign up with the QR code. Oct. 25
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Today on the Incidental Comics newsletter: Conflict in Literature, or How I Became a Meme
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For those who like me enjoy knowing random facts about our language.
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Hey Kindergartener Teachers—cool study. Co-taught OT-classroom teacher handwriting intervention! Not only improved handwriting but also letter naming and word reading. Handwriting is ESSENTIAL! ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
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Fluency Friday! Here are 2 poems about Hanukkah – which begins the evening of Dec 7 . I hope you can use the poems in exploring the 8 days of Hanukkah w students, & also build rdg fluency as students rehearse & perform them. @ILAToday @ascd @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @IMSEOG
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Word Ladder Wednesday! Tis the season for Jack-o’-Lanterns (and word study)! Enjoy! @ILAToday @ascd @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @IMSEOG
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For Fluency Friday! As a follow-up to Wednesday’s Word Ladder (Jack-O’-Lantern), here's a Halloween poem by the great Kenn Nesbitt (@poetry4kids) for students to rehearse (repeat reading) & perform with expression (prosody). @ILAToday @ascd @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @IMSEOG
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📝 Learning to read & write are essential to #Education4All 📖 #WorldLiteracyDay is coming up on September 8th & we want your help to celebrate #LiteracyDay ✍🏾 Please send us your submissions over DM or [email protected] so we can highlight your work! #InternationalLiteracyDay
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Today we remember former @UN Secretary-General & Nobel Peace Laureate, Kofi Annan, who passed #OnThisDay in 2018. Homage to a tireless advocate for a fairer and better world who became a global champion for peace & all humanity. on.unesco.org/3K2Zhd2
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What are your plans for dinner?? Yesterday members of VCLE met up for dinner at 219 Bistro while others took a ride on the ferry over to Old Towne for lunch and a quick walk through the historic district. Share your photos with the hashtag #VSLA23
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On the 20th anniversary of E.D. Hirsch's seminal article, we are delighted to announce our new blog! In The Know will connect reading researchers with PK–12 educators, to narrow gaps between research & practice. @bdavidsonKMC explains: knowledgematterscampaign.org… #KnowledgeMatters
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Want to integrate content and literacy in the elem classroom to help build knowledge AND develop literacy skills? Check out our open access article in #readinginvirginia. Written with amazing coauthors: @MissEarly1 @Dr_JoiM @wheatley_bc & Katya Koubek! heyzine.com/flip-book/c60014…
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Morphology Monday! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Great time to explore Word Roots that refer to love - am(i)/amor/amat/phil(e) -! @ILAToday @ascd @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @IMSEOG @natwexler @ReadingRockets
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How Does Writing Fit Into the ‘Science of Reading? ⁦@drober36⁩ They need to be taught explicitly the skills and strategies of writing and they need to see the connections of reading, writing, and knowledge development.” ⁦@VaTechSOE⁩ edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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International #LiteracyDay is coming up! Register for the global celebration 🌐 to discuss the transformation of literacy learning spaces and learn more about the 2022 Literacy Awardees. 🗓️ 8 and 9 September 2022 ✍️🏽 on.unesco.org/3SxaGFO
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What was your favorite book of 2021 to read for fun? How about for learning something new? (Of course, they can be the same book!) #ClassroomTales
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Read for free @nellkduke, @wardalessandrae, and @PDavidPearson’s article “The Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction” in #TheReadingTeacher journal. bit.ly/RT_ScienceofReadingCo…
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Word Ladder Bonus! Santa Claus is coming to town! @ILAToday @ascd @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league
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