On November 5th, more than five hundred educators from 45 districts will gather in Buffalo, NY, for the first Science of Reading conference for New…
Musings of an edugeek, curriculum evangelist, meme aficionado, and mom
Author: karenvaites
In the last few years, the community of literacy advocates has exploded. Overwhelmingly, that explosion has happened in Facebook – and it’s high time we…
On Tuesday evening, a group of parents gathered to protest outside of the Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters. Signs read, “Literacy for all” and “Less than…
Foundational skills are essential for all students to succeed as readers, and it’s time to have an important conversation… There’s no such thing as phonics-only…
Safely reopening schools is hard. In the midst of challenging conversations about how we can do so, the most sensible, creative idea isn’t getting enough…
Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Schools, just penned a superb editorial,We will not hold low-income students back a grade because of coronavirus. It will…
We’re witnessing a growing outcry about teacher preparation in the US. Increasingly, teachers lament that their college courses didn’t prepare them to teach reading. (Really.)…
Welcome to the era of emergency distance learning. In these unprecedented times, teachers and administrators have had to scramble to craft distance learning options for…
** We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming of literacy & math instruction geekery because of a global health crisis. ** I’m a New York City mom raising…
Dear Superintendents, School Board Members, District Leaders, and Anyone Else Invested in Literacy Outcomes, You’ve probably noticed a growing buzz about reading instruction. Literacy is…