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Specially designed instructional resources for teachers, SLPs and OTs to help ALL learners soar in literacy learning and current events knowledge in PreK-12+.

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Why are learners struggling with comprehension even when they can decode words accurately?

Take our new SoR Quiz and discover practical strategies to improve literacy outcomes.

📚 Take the quiz: https://t.co/JYkAp7rsF2

#ScienceOfReading #SpecialEducation #LiteracyInstruction

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Shared reading turns literacy into connection. 💙📚
Ms. Annika is bringing story to life through Readtopia — helping students build communication, confidence, and engagement.

🔗 Learn more about the power of shared reading: https://t.co/HWz6BLdlsH

#AAC #LiteracyForAll #EdTech

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Strong literacy instruction is intentional, systematic, and consistent.

Read the full blog to learn how consistent literacy systems create stronger outcomes for students and educators.

Click here: https://t.co/7CkeYCat7i

#LiteracyInstruction #InclusiveEducation #EducationalLeadership #BuildingWings

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Real-world learning > word lists 👀

Vocabulary sticks when it’s meaningful, repeated, and connected to real knowledge—not memorized in isolation 🌍✨

That’s why pairing current events + vocabulary is a game-changer for comprehension, critical thinking, and engagement.

READ MORE: https://t.co/rlhvpDO7tA

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New to Readtopia + ReadtopiaGO

We’ve added Learning Numbers—a teacher-led routine designed to build essential math skills for students with complex learning profiles.

Grounded in research by Dr. Karen Erickson & Dr. Claire Greer.

#Readtopia #ReadtopiaGO #SpecialEducation #EarlyLearning

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Join Beth Waite-Lafever & Maureen Donnelly on April 28!

Discover how to connect AAC, language, reading, & writing to support meaningful learning for all students.

Save your spot: https://t.co/LcrF53ktEg
#AAC #Literacy #SpecialEducation

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2.5 hrs vs 30 min.

That gap is a systems choice about who gets literacy access.
SoR shows how reading works—but only if it reaches every learner.

Ready to build systems for all? Start here: https://t.co/TMA09DVIUK

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🌸 April Picks are live on Monarch Reader!

From Earth Day 🌍 to healthy habits 🥗 and springtime fun 🌷—engaging, real-world reading designed to build confidence for every learner.

Accessible. Meaningful. Effective.

https://t.co/Q3nd4mz5Il

#MonarchReader #Literacy #EdTech

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They learned because someone believed they could.

Students with significant disabilities don’t need lowered expectations—they need comprehensive literacy instruction.

It’s not about if they can learn.
It’s about whether we choose to teach.
Literacy leaders: if you believe in your learners but need the right tools to deliver—let’s talk.

https://t.co/8oWR1wxCRR

#ComprehensiveLiteracyForAll #PresumeCompetence #LiteracyForAll #AAC #HighExpectations

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New this week in #NewsCurrents:

🌊 Nazaré’s giant waves
🐱 Why cats land on their feet
🗳️ The SAVE America Act
Engaging, real-world stories that bring science + current events into your classroom.

Explore the latest issue https://t.co/OZZxfhmi37

#Education #STEM #SocialStudies #EdTech

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Strong instruction starts with strong planning. 📚

Teachers using Readtopia & ReadtopiaGO love the built-in lesson roadmaps—clear, purposeful, and easy for entire teams to follow. When everyone knows the plan, they can focus on what matters most: student growth.

#Readtopia #LiteracyInstruction

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Literacy doesn’t start when school begins.

It starts at life.

“If you are alive, you are on the literacy continuum.”

Every learner deserves access to reading and writing.
#ScienceOfReading #InclusiveEducation #LiteracyForAll

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🚨 6 literacy myths are still shaping instruction—and holding students back.

Beliefs about who can learn to read, when literacy should begin, and what progress looks like directly impact opportunity—especially for students with disabilities.

Research tells a different story: reading failure is preventable.

In this blog, Maureen Donnelly, M.Ed. explores the myths that persist in education and what evidence-based literacy instruction actually requires.

If we want equitable literacy outcomes, we have to challenge the assumptions behind our teaching.

Read the full blog: https://t.co/VumODYoh02

#LiteracyEducation #ScienceOfReading #AAC #InclusiveEducation

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Women’s History Month 💜

Through #Readtopia, learners explore the stories of powerful women — from Harriet Tubman and Anne Frank to Amanda Gorman and Diana Trujillo — building literacy, empathy, and confidence along the way.

You celebrating?

#WomensHistoryMonth #Education

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Happy #ReadAcrossAmerica Day! 📚✨

Today we celebrate books — and access.
Reading isn’t just turning pages. It’s telling stories on an AAC device, asking questions, sharing ideas, and finding your voice.
Literacy doesn’t look one way. Neither do readers.

#NationalReadingMonth

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Adventure awaits this March! 🌈

Our March Picks just dropped — curated accessible books and collections designed to support emerging readers.

✨ Discover your next favorite read: https://t.co/Q3nd4mz5Il

#SpecialEducation #InclusiveEducation #ReadingGrowth #EdTech

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Traditional instruction is like a spotlight on a few kids. We are aiming for Stadium Lighting—instruction so bright and broad that it reaches every single learner in the arena.

#LiteracyForAll #AAC #Autism #AllMeansAll

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The Science of Reading has transformed literacy instruction.

But here’s the question we must keep asking:
How does it apply to students with significant cognitive disabilities and extensive support needs?

On March 10 at 6 PM CDT, Dr. Karen Erickson will lead a live webinar:
ReadtopiaGO, Comprehensive Emergent Literacy, and the Science of Reading.

She’ll outline the two conditions necessary for emergent literacy learning success and show how instruction grounded in the science of learning + reading can be systematic, meaningful, and accessible for ALL learners.

If literacy is a right, comprehensive emergent literacy is non-negotiable.

Register to attend: https://t.co/NClhDkoiyC

#ScienceOfReading #EmergentLiteracy #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEducation #LiteracyForAll #BuildingWings