Mrs. Dampier

Intermediate Global Citizenship Academy teacher @LPS_Westmount

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Called a parent to tell him how wonderful his daughter is and how much I appreciate her work ethic and positive attitude. He replied, “Wow, thanks, I’ve never had a positive call from a school before.” Teachers, we need to do better. Including me. It made his day and mine!

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Another important resource!

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Nice resource!

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Nice little resource to help students understand command words in exam questions.

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

One of the best MLL teachers in Ontario.

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

We have an amazing group of dedicated educators who are here this week to learn best practices for teaching Multilingual Language Learners. #ETFOSA

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Great thread

[Vince Boley @VinceBoley]

I've been challenged to completely rethink Reading Fluency.

After looking into what @ReadingShanahan really says about reading fluency, here's how every teacher can efficiently implement it in their classroom this year🧵👇

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

One of the best articles I read during my career.

[Rod @rodjnaquin]

As I return to classroom teaching this fall, I've been revisiting Barak Rosenshine's "Principles of Instruction" for practical, research-backed teaching strategies. His approach cuts through the noise with clear, actionable guidance about what actually works in classrooms - like starting each class with a quick 5-minute review, breaking complex tasks into small steps, and checking understanding with specific questions rather than just asking "Does everyone get it?"

For my high school English classes, I'm particularly drawn to his emphasis on modeling and guided practice. Rather than just assigning essays and hoping for the best, Rosenshine's research suggests thinking aloud while I analyze a passage or draft a paragraph, showing students exactly how experienced readers and writers work. Then students try these same strategies with immediate feedback - practicing thesis statements together, working through text analysis in pairs, and getting real-time corrections and encouragement.

The research strongly supports scaffolding complex tasks like literary analysis or argumentative writing. This means providing concrete supports - like sentence starters for analysis, structured paragraph templates, or revision checklists - while students are learning, then gradually removing these supports as students gain confidence. Rosenshine advocates for maintaining a high success rate (around 80%) during practice, ensuring students master each step before moving on to independent work. https://t.co/MK149S3QLY

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Take note!

[Ms. Benison- @BenisonMrs]

Great news for those using UFLI, an Intervention Placement Test has been released.
@UFLiteracy is really the gift that keeps on giving!!!

You can also go to their toolbox page and scroll to the bottom to find it.

In the meantime, here is a shortcut
https://t.co/AuKb5GvNtJ

Thanks to @HollyLanePhD and @burnsmk1 and their team for this wonderful addition to their already amazing program.
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[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Excellent!

[Kate Winn @thismomloves]

Hot off the press!

@UFLiteracy now has an Intervention Placement Test to help you figure out where to begin interventions for specific students.

Scoring patterns tell you which UFLI lesson you should start with. This is going to be really helpful!

https://t.co/c3IGHfM7Iw

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

@LakeheadSchools

[Eric Walters @EricRWalters]

A school in Thunder Bay painted these rocks from my book African ABC and ask me to take them with me to Kenya. I've been sending them back pictures.

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Thanks for visiting some of our schools last week! I heard from many students about how impactful and inspiring your talks were.

[Eric Walters @EricRWalters]

I do school visits. I've spoken to more than 2 million students across the country and around the world. What I see, almost without exception, is caring and dedicated teachers, supportive and active administrators and well behaved, engaged students.

[Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩 @_MrLevick]

Reading fluency can be described as the bridge between decoding and comprehension (EEF, 2022). It’s a vital part of students reading AND understanding well.

But what could that look like in the classroom? Here’s what we do at TAL for fluency interventions:

A thread 🧵

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

How awesome is this?!

[Eric Walters @EricRWalters]

My grandson ran into this act of kindness on the walk to his first day of school. There are so many caring people in this world. Happy school year to students and teachers!

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Excellent morpheme resource @LakeheadSchools

[Jenni vanRees @jennivanrees]

I created a Morpheme Deck that connects w/ Morpheme Magic
*Print front to back (flip on short edge) so the morphemes will match with their meaning on the back.
This is a work in progress, so if you see ways to improve these, let me know! 🙂

https://t.co/Bk1MkcSbL1

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Some great resources for reading intervention @LakeheadSchools

[Melanie Brethour @melbrethour]

I moved away from traditional booklogs to this home support package for my intervention groups. I made a few changes, but thank you to @jennivanrees and @ONlit_social for sharing these fabulous resources for free for teachers!

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

The importance of explicit instruction!

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

"High school students exposed to explicit instruction in reading & math are significantly outperforming their peers, a comprehensive study involving 16,000 students has uncovered..step-by-step teaching & consistent feedback..advancing academic outcomes" https://t.co/LAOD8Lz6wX

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

What a ride! @FamilyFeudCa @gerrydee

[tbnewswatch @tbnewswatch]

The Dampiers held on for three wins on Family Feud Canada https://t.co/sys9xdTpIz

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

@tmackay68 @tbnewswatch Thanks so much! We had an absolute blast!

[IDA Ontario @IDA_Ontario]

🎙️@thismomloves chats with @fiorentini_cm this week on #ReadingRoadTrip. Tune in to explore novels in the classroom: how class novel studies fit into structured literacy, how complex text can be scaffolded, using "read-alikes" to choose texts, and avoiding the perils of "extractitis" - don't miss this thoughtful conversation about chapter books!

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

I was blessed with some amazing teachers, and to be raised by one! #MyFavouriteTeacher

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

I have been traveling around asking some very famous people about their favorite teachers, and tomorrow I will officially be launching the “My Favorite Teacher” campaign with the help of @people and one of America’s favorite people.🍎❤️

#MyFavoriteTeacher

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Great resource, not just for ELL students

[Mrs. Dampier @DampierClass]

Catch my family on Family Feud Canada this February for some good laughs 😊
@LakeheadSchools