Karen MacKinnon

K-8 ELA/SS Curriculum Director | educator | learner | mom | beach lover

[Regie Routman @regieroutman]

Thanks Judy @ThoughtfulRead for sharing this excellent article "Thinking through research and the science of reading" by Elfrieda H. Hiebert @freddywrites ". . .the research is clear about some things, but our knowledge is still growing, and questions remain. . ."

[Karen MacKinnon @FPS_Literacy]

@MissMcCann4th @igo_elementary So excited to come visit Ms McCann in GR 4!!

[Karen MacKinnon @FPS_Literacy]

@DrMelloAsstSup @FoxboroughPS Two years was too short, I can’t think of anything I won’t miss! Leadership, guidance, laughter, friendship, I could go on and on. Go do what you love most and don’t worry…I have you on speed dial! 💕

[Karen MacKinnon @FPS_Literacy]

@DrMelloAsstSup @Taylor_Foxboro So proud of all those fantastic K learners!

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

Reading to learn is crucial in every subject. What can teachers do to re-engage students who don't enjoy reading?

Design a Choose Your Reading Path Adventure!
https://t.co/ZpIuj9BNGY

#BlendedLearning #Edchat #UDLchat #Edutwitter #EdchatEU #UKedchat #AussieED #reading #literacy

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

Reading to learn is crucial in every subject. What can teachers do to re-engage students who don't enjoy reading?

Design a Choose Your Reading Path Adventure!
https://t.co/ZpIuj9kcPq

#BlendedLearning #Edchat #UDLchat #Edutwitter #Adminchcat #Engchat #TOSAchat #reading #literacy

[Karen MacKinnon @FPS_Literacy]

@MrsMoore619 Just ❤️ “syllaboards”

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

📚 We're kicking off #SchoolLibraryMonth with a big THANK YOU to our school librarians! Your knowledge, resourcefulness & love of reading inspires students as they progress through the chapters of their lives. 📚

[Smekens Education @SmekensEd]

Introduce the Slinky Test to your students to demonstrate the value of sentence-length variety. With their own writings in front of them, ask students to stretch and compress a Slinky based on how long or short a sentence is.
Read more: https://t.co/W5aQV6a38o #writing #fluency

[Karen MacKinnon @FPS_Literacy]

@zeitlerinfourth @igo_elementary If you cant’t talk it, you can’t write it! 🥰

[Heggerty @HeggertyLit]

WHY decodables? Simply because they "help children develop a sense of comfort in and control over their reading growth.” (Wiley Blevins, Choosing and Using Decodable Texts). In other words, they EMPOWER children to feel SUCCESSFUL as readers. So yes, THAT is why. 💪

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

The Station Rotation Model: Prioritize Differentiation, Student Agency & 4Cs of 21st-Century Learning

https://t.co/k0JFEH3sRW

#blendedlearning #edutwitter #edchat #teaching #education #TOSAchat

[Heinemann @HeinemannPub]

One of the best ways to foster a love for books in kids is to read aloud to them.
@beckybellingham https://t.co/atR8zx6t1H
#teachers #edutwitter #reading #readaloud

[I'm on IG, Threads -@sonjacherrypaul @SonjaCherryPaul]

Honored to be among the 2021 Nerdies NF winners! TY @donalynbooks @nerdybookclub and all who nominated Stamped (For Kids). Congratulations to all of the creators on this list! https://t.co/k6xwJxftYN

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Uh oh, here he goes again: RIP to advanced phonemic awareness
https://t.co/Cw8p083KIA

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

Independent reading is not about a level; it’s not about a certain number of minutes. Independent reading is that reading we do that helps us develop independent thoughts - not thoughts directed by anyone else.

[Karen MacKinnon @FPS_Literacy]

@MrsCrudele4 Love this activity!

[katemessner @KateMessner]

I'm seeing a lot of questions from educators about how to talk about the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks with young readers. Stories are always the best starting place - and the good news is that we have really great books for all different ages now. (thread)

[Stephanie Moore @MrsMoore619]

Wow. This book! What page are you on?

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

Pernille Ripp generously shares Our Reading Conferring Sheet

https://t.co/O1V2IHzObn