Amanda

President of @AboutTransform, mother of 2, foodie, data nerd, past bureaucrat, working to make ripples of change. Views are my own.

[Marilyn Muller @1in5advocacy]

So 12 hours with a certified OG (Orton-Gillingham) tutor is transforming this child’s life into a literate life.

Tell me why public education 'experts' and policymakers argue that this can’t be done, and fight to keep direct, explicit instruction out of general education classrooms &/or from kids who need it. #FAPEdenied

All students deserve @aogpe certified OG professional educators like Ms. Sanders. #LiteracyIsEquity

#HighDosageTutoring
cc: @SecCardona @rweingarten @BeckyPringle @rickhess99

[Amanda @AmandaLopezIN]

@chrissyteigen My kids like it better than Disney. They serve alcohol for parents, and everything is one building. It’s magical for kids!

[missy purcell @MissyPurcell]

Parents: If you feel like like you were sold a story that ⁦@ehanford⁩ describes in her new podcast & were disappointed to see the recent letter by 58 professors, authors & curriculum developers responding to Hanford’s work, please sign & share! https://t.co/82ffZCSsQy

[Indiana Commission for Higher Education @HigherEdIN]

BREAKING: 6 Indiana colleges will waive college application fees during Indiana’s College Application Week, Sept. 26-30. Another 33 colleges have reported free applications year-round. Check out the list 👇https://t.co/dKRq6ns87F

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

“So many teachers like me have believed that a professor at Teachers College, an Ivy League institution, should be up-to-date on the reading research. The fact that she was disconnected from that research is evidence of the problem.” https://t.co/hVgZHXVFil

[berrinchuda montoya @BerrinchudaM]

This kind of rhetoric might protect people’s egos and their jobs as college professors, but it sure doesn’t help kids or promote a love of literature, @ALALibrary. For that you need kids to learn how to read. And, you can do that by using great books, not awful leveled books.

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

Thursday’s announcement represents a significant victory for parents — some of whom wept at the press conference — who have long been frustrated with the city’s inability to educate many struggling readers. https://t.co/WifbREPvad

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, two of the biggest names in literacy education, are breaking their silence in the debate over how best to teach kids to read, responding to criticism that their ideas don’t align with reading science. https://t.co/YEQN7JhY0P

[berrinchuda montoya @BerrinchudaM]

New Curriculum Review Gives Failing Marks to Two Popular Reading Programs https://t.co/9wPX88Fgos

[Amanda @AmandaLopezIN]

This would be so encouraging for students on every teacher’s door! #teachersaremyheroe

[Joshua Blossom @WabashPrincipal]

I had a lot of reasons to smile on our first day back, one of which was the message on Mrs Smiths door. #WeAreWabash

[Amanda @AmandaLopezIN]

@bcdemocrat Congratulations!

[James Dobson @jdtdobson]

The book that I got today vs the books my 5yo brought home today from her 1st day of school. Why is she bringing predictable readers home when I know the school has decodables?
I was proud that she covered the pictures & read them with ease (except the word 'laughing')!

[berrinchuda montoya @BerrinchudaM]

The narrative in #balancedliteracy and #tcrwp saying that “just right level” books help kids is false. Keeping kids at a narrow level does not help your “good” or your struggling readers. And it often keeps kids behind for good, especially the less privileged.

[Transform Consulting @AboutTransform]

Join our team!

We have a position that we are looking to fill immediately. Our Implementation & Training Manager will work on a new state contract with #Indiana #DCS.

Click on the link below to learn more & please #RT!

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#JobOpening #Hiring #PMO

[Amanda @AmandaLopezIN]

@FaithBorkowsky I do wonder what’s happened to the school librarians...

[Jason Callahan @JCallahanIN]

Wabash City Schools will be eLearning today. School is closed today due to road conditions. ELearning will be on Seesaw and Canvas. Instructions will be on WCS website. #WeAreWabash #BeSafe

[berrinchuda montoya @BerrinchudaM]

When my 6yo watched this Lucy Calkins phonics video she said, “Mommy, don’t these people know you can sound out words?” #tcrwp #balancedliteracy #1stgrade #distancelearning #ThisWordDoesNotRequireAnIndexCard #ItsDecemberCanOurKidsLearnHowToReadNowThanks