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…
Musings of an edugeek, curriculum evangelist, meme aficionado, and mom
Tag: phonics
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…
Dear superintendents, CAOs, curriculum directors, principals, literacy coaches, teachers, and school board members, In November, I wrote to you about an important national conversation about…
I’ve been talking literacy instruction with Mom, a whip-smart principal-turned-curriculum-director, this Fall. The tsunami of articles on literacy has given us lots to discuss. We…
Dear superintendents, CAOs, curriculum directors, principals, literacy coaches, teachers, and school board members, An important national conversation about how we teach reading has been gaining…
I’ve been watching two pieces blow up in the K–12 education zeitgeist, and I’d like to submit them as paired reads. In the astoundingly-good documentary Hard…
Have I mentioned that I love a good education meme? I’d say that laughter is my coping strategy for the hard stuff about working in…
Noticed that the whole world is suddenly buzzing about phonics? You can thank Emily Hanford and her astoundingly-good documentary Hard Words: Why aren’t kids being taught…