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Valerie Ryan retweeted
Independent reading during school time (e.g., DEAR) has not had strong research support. New meta-analysis of 47 quasi-exp studies shows modest effects for reading motivation and word recognition, and no effect for comprehension. Article is open-access. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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New research highlights the impact of structured language programs in preschool and kindergarten. 18 weeks of targeted instruction significantly boosted kids' language and early literacy skills. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d…
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"In kids studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better & longer-lasting recognition & understanding of letters. In adults, taking notes by hand during a lecture...can lead to better conceptual understanding of material" npr.org/sections/health-shot…
Valerie Ryan retweeted
Do timed math tests cause anxiety? No! But Dr. Jo Boaler of Stanford has been claiming they do for years. #education #teachersoftiktok #principalsoftiktok #edleadership #math #maths #matheducation #anxiety #stanford
Valerie Ryan retweeted
Tickets for our 50/50 draw go on sale today! First early bird draw is this Thursday..
Valerie Ryan retweeted
Looking for passages for oral Reading Fluency practice? Look no further than this amazing FREE resource from @ReallyGreatRead!
Inspired by the rich discussion on reading fluency in last night’s class @VIUniversity, and the work of @janhasbrouck and @TimRasinski1, why not share this resource with everyone?! #FluencyFriday reallygreatreading.com/sites…
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I think one of the biggest barriers for teachers understanding the science of reading is the vocabulary. So I spent the last three weeks working on this glossary, with a large group of people, to try and solve the problem.
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Why main idea is not the main idea -- or how best to teach reading comprehension
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Lights!💡Camera!🎥 Action!!🎬
Teachers know WHAT to teach (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, morphology, fluency, etc)
Teachers know WHY they need to teach it (reading research says so).
But teachers also want to know HOW!
Coming soon- an incredible production of #StructuredLiteracy in action. Putting together the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of reading research in classroom practice. @ldacacta @LDAofOntario @TAaLecole @LDatSchool @ScholasticEdu @RideauPS_LDSB
Valerie Ryan retweeted
In 2 minutes, 53 seconds (less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee), you can learn from literacy expert @janhasbrouck why reading fluency is important, what reading fluency encompasses (accuracy, rate & expression) and how fluency impacts students’ reading comprehension.
I strongly encourage ALL teachers to #ListenAndLearn about reading fluency today: m.youtube.com/watch?v=2xcK3_…
@MHEducation
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This is an amazing resource! Science of Reading Podcast Index - The Measured Mom themeasuredmom.com/podcast-i…
Valerie Ryan retweeted
What’s the #BackwardDesignOfReading
The Backward design of reading is the understanding that reading a book and understanding the book is the GOAL of reading instruction, not our starting point.
Oral language skills (articulation, spoken discourse, pragmatics) are the starting point AND lay the foundation for later reading and writing skill development.
I will be sharing this and more at this weekend’s @researchED1 conference in Halifax! Connecting reading research to classroom practice! @researchEdhome @Educhatter
Valerie Ryan retweeted
CBN got an early lead and won 8-3 in our first game of the Gerry Murphy Tournament. Great pitching by our POG James Ryan!! Next up is @PMBPhantoms at 7:30
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We want to give a big shout out to Hickey’s Garden center for donating some new plants for our Admiral’s Garden after many of our plants were affected by the cold. @AdmiralsAcad_NL
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It was very cool to hear journalist @ehanford, classroom educator @moorhead_emily and researcher @JamieMetsala come together in this CBC episode with @mattgallowaycbc.
Common theme: we need to teach our students to read and it doesn’t happen the way we originally thought: cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
We have a new Ontario Curriculum, we have the research. It’s now time to put it into classroom practice. @TheCurrentCBC
Valerie Ryan retweeted
Congrats to @MrsRyanReads & @msheatherivey for competing hard in this year’s @Tely10NL We are proud of your efforts and determination…especially in the humidity. Great job. (Picture to follow).