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…
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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…
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…
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…
Too often, we’re underestimating our littlest learners, which creates and exacerbates equity issues. Here come paired texts to prove it: Katie McGhee, a first grade…
Did you know that we’re spending a whole lot less time on social studies – around 44% less – and we’ve especially cut back at…
Recently, I read an excellent post by Doug Lemov that introduced “de-silo-fication”: the idea that we should re-couple things which are sometimes considered discretely, but…
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…