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.@mandymholl is much more than a teacher… she’s a coach, and was a catalyst for change in her school, alongside @ewolfson86.
Their story, sparked by @ehanford, is one of my faves from the #KnowledgeMatters School Tour. @ClassroomWonder
Happy reading:
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I was asked to reconsider the term 'Science of Reading' because it's divisive + makes some people uncomfortable?
Well, centering what's comfortable for adults is partly how we got here in the first place. So no.
@RightToReadFilm @Hunt_Institute @FulcrumLiteracy
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Twitter needs a "blue check" for people who've actually taught children to read - consistently and across demographics.
That'd help people understand if they're listening to a theorist, successful practitioner, or somebody who's full of it.
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“So allow me to make a radical proposition: The point of reading instruction is not to teach children to love reading. The point of reading instruction is to teach children to read.” breakingthecode.com/how-love…
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I dream of a world in which all superintendents talked like @MSSD_Director.
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School Administrators must learn to teach kids how to read. If you don't know it, and won't learn it, how on Earth can you lead it. Yes, that also means central office staff.
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More than 650 teachers sign a response to the letter about Sold a Story signed by Calkins and other ed professors, authors and curriculum developers last week.
"As teachers, we have seen it with our own eyes." righttoreadproject.com/2022/…
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We are grateful to all teachers who #KnowBetterDoBetter when it comes to teaching reading.
We also have the deepest gratitude to the educators we meet on the #KnowledgeMatters School Tour.
Happy Thanksgiving!
By @mandymholl @ewolfson86 @veetorthompson:
the74million.org/article/cur…
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In all too many of our schools, "Kids are being taught two different ways to read. And one of those ways isn’t really reading."
@ehanford
open.spotify.com/episode/2Wg…
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Another HUGE literacy funding opportunity from DESE to replace that outdated curriculum with high-quality, evidence-based instructional materials and get intensive support and learning opportunities along the way. 💜 doe.mass.edu/instruction/gle…
Looking to grow #literacy #equity and outcomes for all your students? Need to strengthen your district’s MTSS model to support students' diverse needs? APPLY TO GLEAM! Learn more at ow.ly/Gfar50Ly362 . Next info session is 11/30 #MaEdu
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“… if someone had handed me research that showed me what the science of reading was, instead of a Guided Reading book by Fountas and Pinnell, I would have been a different teacher. Had I known I was doing the wrong thing, I would have fixed it. In a heartbeat.” @missypurcell1 🧵
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A teacher in @ehanford’s Sold a Story: “If I had known it was wrong, I would have fixed it.”
This is true of most teachers. And why people like Lucy Calkins, publishing companies like Heinemann, and schools of education should be held accountable.
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As you hear abt Lucy Calkins in Episode 4 of @ehanford @CLPeak’s podcast, hear from @mandymholl @ewolfson86 @veetorthompson on their Science of Reading journey.
“We’ve Been Teaching Reading Wrong for Decades” from our #KnowledgeMatters School Tour:
the74million.org/article/cur…
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.@DrMPaff explores the issues with @FountasPinnell assessments in this @CurriculumMatrs webinar, alongside educators @jennifer_hogan_ @ewolfson86 @veetorthompson @mandymholl.
Really worth your time:
#satchat
curriculummatters.org/2022/0…
This is a MUST listen for all parents and teachers of young children! Emily Hanford does it again with an excellent podcast explaining what's wrong with how so many American schools have been teaching reading, and how this happened.
Our new podcast, Sold a Story, is out.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Or go to our website.
SoldaStory.org
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I can't wait for everyone to hear @ehanford's newest. It goes deep into the story teachers have been sold about reading.
She explains the appeal, pervasiveness, and cost of the misunderstandings passed on to us from people we've held up as reading experts.
features.apmreports.org/sold…
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As many of you know, for the past several years I've been reporting on what is up with how kids are taught to read. So many questions … (1/4)
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What is the problem with “sight words”? languageliteracy.blog/2022/1…
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Them:
Phonics is drudgery and will turn off our kindergarteners from reading!
Kindergarteners:
@MCScommunicates #Reading360