Operation Literacy

Creating Proficient Readers, Writers, Thinkers, Listeners & Speakers. Literacy is non-negotiable! Literacy Specialist

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Should Reading Be Taught Whole Class or Small Group?
https://t.co/dHcx7pGcKL

[Wiley Blevins, EdD @wbny]

In NYC, teachers are now writing report cards. One item on these is a Guided Reading Level. I was asked to do a correlation between the words in the books used to assign a GR Level and what was taught in the phonics program. Here is what I found. What does the GR level tell us?

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

🧵 Setting the record straight about IES and its contracts.

IES was founded in 2002 to “fund development and rigorous testing of new approaches for improving education outcomes for all students.”

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Protip: Fluency rubrics help students AND teachers track fluency progress! You'll love hearing from Tim Rasinski all about fluency in our latest rerelease episode.

🎧 https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Newsflash ⚡⚡⚡The way you think about repeated reading is about to change! One way to do repeated reading is Readers' Theater.

Listen now! 🎧 https://t.co/ZxM4SHWHPD

[Colorín Colorado @ColorinColorado]

Strategy: Using Comprehension Checks with ELLs | https://t.co/kea4iyqHIJ

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Let us share a little secret - you don't need more than 15 minutes a day to increase your students' fluency. It's true! Readers' Theater is one super effective way to practice fluency. But how? Listen to Episode 209 about fluency & Readers' Theater! 🎧
https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[five from five @FIVEfromFIVE]

Fluency teaching activities with good evidence of effectiveness

📖Repeated reading
📕Choral reading
📗Echo reading
📘Paired/partner reading
📙Readers theatre
📚Audio-assisted reading
📓Varied practice

https://t.co/98BjdrOZ2C

[Logic of English @LogicofEnglish]

Teaching handwriting in a structured way helps our brains get even better at recognizing and telling letters apart. This is one of the skills needed to make reading a breeze! By physically shaping letters, kids build a solid understanding of how letters and sounds fit together. It lays the groundwork for literacy, stroke by stroke.

Read more about unlocking the power of handwriting on our blog! https://t.co/qOV3JeU2UZ

[TCEA @TCEA]

⭐How to Implement Successful Differentiation Strategies⭐

https://t.co/AUlY7khQT9 via @EducatorsRoom
#teaching #learning

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Readers Theater is SUPER DUPER EFFECTIVE for teaching fluency (and comprehension, too!) 🥰 In this episode, you'll hear us walk through a readers' theater routine and share resources for scripts, instruction, and more. 🎧

Listen ⬇️
https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Is Comprehension Better with Digital Text? The new research...https://t.co/kKUbnXIigd

[Melanie Brethour @melbrethour]

"Learning to read is an active process, & teaching students how to read is a science. In this free white paper, “The Science Behind Learning to Read,” penned by Dr. Molly Ness, you will gain new insight into effective literacy instruction."
https://t.co/Fmgv2pQ5jW

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

Thumbs up for public education.

[The Center for Literacy & Learning @cll_teach]

Meet the 2025 Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning® keynotes: @drrobertbrooks, @MaryanneWolf_, and @jake_daggett!

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