elementary literacy specialist. reader. writer. learner. coach. cook. gardener. thinker. collaborator.
Natick, MA
Joined April 2009
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Literacy friends, read this excellent post by @ssvincent and take heart. The “Science of Reading” Recovery - Reading Recovery Council of North America readingrecovery.org/the-scie…
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The wait is over! The 17-year cicadas are emerging at the Arboretum. Don't miss this incredible natural spectacle. #MortonArboretum #Cicadas #CicadaWatch2024 #Cicadas2024
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In case you missed it: the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents represents every superintendent in the State. Here's our organization's position statement on early literacy. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aai…
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I'm so glad this was pointed out just in time for people to have passed judgement, & states to have passed laws based on ppt slides full of brains with arrows and colors and SCIENCE...saying more kids need more phonics instruction and everyone but the state needs less choice.
"When people are talking about 'teaching the brain to read', they are typically touting phonics instruction. You know, phonics, an instructional method developed in the early 19th century. Not exactly the spawn of modern neuroscience." -@ReadingShanahan
👇@GaabLab's take
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A few fantastic books to read aloud on the first days of school! 📚💛🚍 @apalessandri @Courtneyjdee_ @anniesilvestro @youngvoart @JackieWoodson @richtorrey @stacymcanulty @MrAdamRex @BeaBirdsong @nidhiart @foxville_art @Thetututeacher
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More proof that you should #usealltheresearch when deciding about literacy programs and policy. Thanks, @eriuqse695 for this information.
@DoctorSam7 @DOEChancellor @DrMaryHoward @NYSEDNews @LRobbTeacher @cardonna_ @TCRWP Its crazy to think that this company isn't amazing when it does so good for kids! 150 schools in NYC!
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DUST is finally releasing next month, so I'm giving away my very last ARC! If you'd like a chance to read it before it releases on 8-15, please RT/F! Thanks, everyone 🏜️💛😁🌪️
5 of 5 stars to Start with Joy by Katie Egan Cunningham goodreads.com/review/show/30…
4 of 5 stars to The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick goodreads.com/review/show/56…
Marked as to-read: Isabella Stewart Gardner by Nathaniel Silver goodreads.com/review/show/56…
Marked as to-read: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese goodreads.com/review/show/56…
"Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own." —Bruce Lee via @momentumdash