author of children's books, books for teachers, and elementary reading textbooks, SVP and Associate Publisher at Reycraft Books (new diversity imprint)
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Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
MORPHOLOGY MONDAY!
Saturday October 24 is United Nations Day! Thus, this week’s Morphology/Word Root Resource focuses on the word roots NAT/NATUR = born/birth. Morphology/Word Root instruction is an effective way to build vocabulary and improve comprehension.
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
Every great school community has someone helping hold it all together. 💜
To every school principal, THANK YOU for all that you do! 👏
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #SchoolLeadership #EdLeaders #SchoolPrincipals
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
Congratulations to Charlotte Watson Sherman and Esther Stimphat on their book, 'Learn Baby Learn: The Shindana Toy Factory’s Legacy of Black Pride,' being named a 2026 Goddard Riverside – @CBCBook Youth Book Prize for Social Justice Finalist!
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Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
Read 'My Big Family' by @YanitziaCanetti & Micha Archer! Alex's family is coming to visit. Yummy Cuban food fills the house with delicious aromas, and everyone is happy—except Alex. He can’t find space to sit down. What can he do?
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Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
1/2 WORD LADDER WED/FLUENCY FRI!
This week, I am combining Word Ladder Wednesday & Fluency Friday to share with you a partner poem & word ladder that focus on the phonics word family -at. Practice & perform the poem for fluency, then do the word ladder for phonic/vocab. See p.2.
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
Booklist reviewed 'The Hour of the Horse: When General Grant Met the Emperor of Japan,' by J.C. Kato & Jieting Chen, is a stunning novel in verse that weaves the parallel lives of General Ulysses S. Grant and the Emperor of Japan, Sachi no Miya.
Out Now→ hubs.ly/Q04zGrXD0
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
Available in English and Spanish, 'Vampirita and the Angry Mob,' by @marianallanos & Laura Brenlla. Ever since Vampirita left Peru for California, her life has been gloomy—and not the moldy tombstones and scurrying cockroaches kind of gloomy.
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Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
I'm so grateful to the @KSLAliteracy for nominating CHOMP! THE TRUTH ABOUT SHARKS and for PA students voting it as the winner of the Keystone to Reading Award! (A bigger conference recap on FB and IG.)
Illustrations: @juanbjuan
Publisher: @ReycraftBooks
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
In '13 Moons,' by Bradley W Wright & Justin Kewaquado, George is stuck between his father's European ways and his Ojibwe mother's distant homeland. George decides to hide on his father's riverboat to find the mother he barely remembers. @keyewiis
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Life is filled with curved pathways and sometimes sudden sharp turns where you leave a piece of yourself behind. Some days I miss the me I used to be.
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
MORPHOLOGY MONDAY!
October 16 is National Dictionary Day in the U.S. Thus, this week’s Morphology/Word Root Resource focuses on the word roots DIC/DICT = SAY/SPEAK/TELL. Morphology/Word Root instruction is an effective way to build vocabulary and improve comprehension.
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
The Amaya Nuñez Series, written by @AdriaQuinones and illustrated by Mrinali Álvarez Astacioz, shows young Amaya, her family and friends, and her life living in her busy New York neighborhood. @mrinalipr
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Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
1/2 WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY/FLUENCY FRIDAY!
I am combining Word Ladder Wednesday & Fluency Friday this week to share a partner poem and word ladder that focus on the phonics word family -eat. Practice and perform the poem for fluency, then do the word ladder for word study.
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
Cover Reveal! 🎉 'My Abuelo' by @AdriaQuinones & Mrinali Álvarez Astacio. In Book 3, Amaya navigatea difficult emotions and learns to cope with loss. With the support of her family and friends, she discovers the enduring power of love. Out 1/5
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Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
MORPHOLOGY MONDAY!
October is World Habitat Awareness Month! Thus, this week’s Morphology/Word Root Resource focuses on the word root HABIT = “to live, dwell, stay”. Morphology/Word Root instruction is a great way to build vocabulary, knowledge, and improve comprehension.
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
We're pleased to share that 'Hippo Beach Bash' is featured on the @CBCBook October Hot Off the Press list!!
Preorder Now→ hubs.ly/Q04yZZ2m0 (Also Available Wherever Books Are Sold)
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
FLUENCY FRIDAY!
Following up from Wednesday’s Word Ladder (“Picking Apples”), here’s the “Apple Picking Song” (with a link to a youtube video of the song at the bottom of the pdf) for building fluency. Other apple poetry can be found at:tinypoetry.com/poem-collecti…
Wiley Blevins, EdD retweeted
It's #SpookySeason! Get ready to celebrate #Halloween with some books that may send shivers down your spine 🎃
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Congratulations to Nikki Grimes, author of The Dyamonde Daniel Series, on being named the 2027-2028 Young People's Poet Laureate!
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