For the Sake of Literacy and Dignity for All. Performing Arts Enthusiast. Lover of Storytelling & the Ocean 🌊

Los Angeles and New York
Joined August 2011
To know Aeriale Johnson is to know she is a gift to the world. Please continue your prayers and and well-wishes. Please give if you can and share within your networks. Let’s keep lifting Aeriale up as she battles and wins. gofund.me/2d8b0bf5
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My writer friend’s memoir is here and I am so excited! Check out Solito! @jzsalvipoet javierzamora.net/prose
As we prepare to secure a location for our brick n mortar. Tell us what you love about bookstores & what we should have on deck. For us, it’s comfy Reading chairs / nooks randomly placed so we can sit & read at the drop of a hat. How about you? 👀
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I recently wrote an article for Dystinct Magazine. 'Three Common Mistakes We Make When Teaching or Parenting a Child with Dyslexia (and what they tell us about ourselves)'. Written for both educators and caregivers, it aims to share ideas for realistic next steps.
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New Summer Academy Will Nurture the "Genius, Joy, and Love" of Future Black Educators education.pitt.edu/news-and-…
You don’t want to miss these! Click here to purchase your tickets 👉🏾 linktr.ee/redclayed @SonjaCherryPaul
Since 2019 the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy (IREL) has been home for educators to gather to discover the possibilities for students when equity is the foundation for our literacy practices and explore ideas that bring us closer to addressing the overarching question…
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Look at this! @TchKimPossible has us all set and ready to go with this amazing guide for reading @JackieWoodson books with students. penguinschoollibrary.com/Woo…
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What is Juneteenth and why is it so important? @SonjaCherryPaul
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Set your calendars and join in on the conversation with @SonjaCherryPaul and @jcostabates May 17 | 7:30pm EST | #blackcreatorsseries @Candlewick
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Since 2019 the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy (IREL) has been home for educators to gather to discover the possibilities for students when equity is the foundation for our literacy practices and explore ideas that bring us closer to addressing the overarching question…
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YES! GNs are a format NOT genre. I don’t have a single GN bin in my classroom library. (I realize this is different) They’re all integrated across author, series & genre shelves!
New change in our library that may be unpopular w/ librarians but is working really well w/ my Ss. We’ve eliminated our graphic novel section and integrated titles into Fic and NF areas in our elementary library. Why? (Short 🧵)
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