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…
Musings of an edugeek, curriculum evangelist, meme aficionado, and mom
Category: K–12 Education
** 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…
You might want to sit down for this one, friends. The most pervasive practice in K–5 reading instruction is probably small group work in which…
Recently, in a facebook group for reading specialists, a post stood out. It was beautifully written to explain issues with commonly-used strategies for early readers.…
I’ve long admired #mtbos and its role in professional learning for math teachers. If you know #mtbos, you know… and you probably understand why so…
Here comes a handy blog written for educators seeking to learn more about phonics. Just in time for summer professional learning season! First… why all…
Sonnet 76 is an enduring favorite of mine. It’s Shakespeare writing about writing. It speaks of abiding passion, and I am all passion. I once…
An important national conversation about how we teach reading has been gaining major momentum over the last 6 months, as reading instruction has been in…
We’ve seen a surge in reporting and conversation about strong reading instruction, and I’ve been excitedly blogging about that “literacy tsunami” since it started last…