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NSLA

@NebraskaReads

Nebraska State Literacy Association

 Nebraska
neliteracy.org
Joined February 2014
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Reminder: Early registration ends April 15 for the Summer #Literacy Institute, hosted by @NebraskaReads and @NDE_GOV. 📖 Elevating Nebraska Literacy: It Takes All of Us 📅 July 17, 2025, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 📌 Kearney, NE 🔗 neliteracy.org/event-6071744
Nebraska State Literacy Association and the Nebraska Department of Education logos. Summer Literacy Institute: Elevating Nebraska Literacy: It Takes All of Us! July 17, 2025, Kearney, NE, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

ALT Nebraska State Literacy Association and the Nebraska Department of Education logos. Summer Literacy Institute: Elevating Nebraska Literacy: It Takes All of Us! July 17, 2025, Kearney, NE, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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We can’t wait to share our new cursive handwriting eLearning module and application with you this June! CLIFTER will include videos that provide step-by-step instruction on cursive letter formation as well as printable handouts for students to practice their cursive handwriting! irrc.education.uiowa.edu/lif…
Coming June 2nd CLIFTER: Cursive Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading

ALT Coming June 2nd CLIFTER: Cursive Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading

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WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY! Who doesn't like Peanut Butter!! @ILAToday @reading_league @DyslexiaIDA
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Learn how to implement small-group, skills-based instruction in your literacy block with our eLearning module - it’s free to Iowa educators. You’ll learn about the key elements of the literacy block, how to prepare your class for small-group instruction, and more! irrc.education.uiowa.edu/pro…
Small-Group, Skills-Based Instruction

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MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! Two word root resources this week! - April 1 is National Cent Day (word root CENT = 100). -April 1-7 is National Walking Week (word root AMBUL = walk, wander) With summer approaching, hope you will consider Building Vocabulary for vocabulary enrichment
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Check out all 31 spelling rules on our website! logicofenglish.com/pages/spe…
When a one-syllable word ends in single-vowel Y, it always says /ī/.

ALT When a one-syllable word ends in single-vowel Y, it always says /ī/.

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As students learn how to write simple sentences, educators may instruct students on how to expand these sentences by adding details and varying sentence structure. This example lesson plan models teaching students to expand simple sentences by answering the questions when, where, why, and how. irrc.education.uiowa.edu/sit…
Free example lesson plan on sentence expanding!

ALT Free example lesson plan on sentence expanding!

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Today’s episode is about making vocabulary instruction engaging and effective! We’re talking to: 📘 Kirsten Taylor, a 1st-grade teacher about a powerful explicit vocabulary routine 📘 Kory Jensen, a 4th-grade teacher about morphology and word parts 🔗 ow.ly/H5kV50V8nNS
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Dismantling the Department of Education won’t give states more control—it will defund and destabilize public schools. States already oversee most of public education, but federal support ensures students have the resources they need.
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Partner reading and paragraph shrinking led to large effects with 86 8th graders randomly assigned to treatment or control group. Effects were + regardless of student variables (EL, SPED, FRPL). @McDuesenberg @Romeromonica28 @ILAToday @CECMembership @reading_league @NCILiteracy
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Pro tips for teaching vocabulary so your students learn, use, and retain words - without breaking a sweat! 😅 These research-backed Vocabulary Talk Moves tell how we can use language to promote vocabulary learning. 💓 🎙️podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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FLUENCY FRIDAY! To honor Women’s History Month, here is a poem for students to rehearse & perform. Also, here’s a link to a follow-up on a recent blog post by reading specialist Julia Armstrong on using the Fluency Development Lesson – Amazing Results! timrasinski.com/presentation…
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Image from Tim Rasinski (@TimRasinski1)
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FLUENCY FRIDAY! March is National Reading Month! To celebrate here’s a poem by Missouri Poet Laureate David L. Harrison on the joy of a reading a book that students can rehearse and perform fluently. Learn more about National Reading Month at nationaltoday.com/national-r…
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Imagine if a simple, five-turn conversation could boost comprehension, deepen engagement, and accelerate literacy. 🎯 In a special re-release, we chat with Sonia Cabell & Tricia Zucker about their must-read book, Strive-for-Five Conversations. ow.ly/j8Ee50V8bCs
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"Dr. Tiffany Hogan explains the quadrant model derived from the Simple View of Reading. She describes how this continuum is helpful for educators and administrators to understand student data and to make instructional decisions across a MTSS model youtu.be/0nqygB7Yeaw?si=kvZ6…
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Start with Tier 1 . #sor #scienceofreading #literacyforall
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Now Available: The 2024 Nation's Report Card, including national, state, and district-level results for 4th- and 8th-graders in math and reading. 🧮Math: nationsreportcard.gov/report… 📚Reading: nationsreportcard.gov/report… #EdData
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8 Ways to Help Kids Read Complex Text shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/…
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I can’t wait for this book, MTSS for Reading Improvement: A Leader’s Toolkit for School Wide Success, by Sarah Brown and Stephanie Stollar! @sstollar6
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Can't wait to network with other lovers of reading on February 11! @NebraskaReads Find out more about NSLA here: neliteracy.org/
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