Terri

Teacher, trainer, developer; writer, reader, dreamer; wife, mom, daughter. +35 years in the biz; Join the conversation about striving middle school readers!

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

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[Terri @HuddleTeach]

Fantastic explanation of the need for gradual release of responsibility in teaching:
Can You Use Productive Struggle for Initial Instruction in Reading and M... https://t.co/7xY6vVhx6J via @YouTube

[NAEP, The Nation's Report Card @NAEP_NCES]

Now Available: The 2024 Nation's Report Card, including national, state, and district-level results for 4th- and 8th-graders in math and reading.

🧮Math: https://t.co/PNHnm2zSEb
📚Reading: https://t.co/RYJGfnqKL4

#EdData

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

@dst6n01 Don’t assume they don’t need basic reading skills.All ages are still learning to read-even more so with Covid years interrupting key times for these middle schoolers. Use materials that respect their maturity levels.

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

@dst6n01 Raise the expectations.Raise the rigor-gradually, but get there.Use the gradual release model to give students responsibility faster. Stop doing the work for students. We often read entire novels to them!Provide intervention when needed,but make it temporary,not a place to stay.

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

@Natwexler https://t.co/TGkHboWkW2 is a beautiful rebuttal to https://t.co/4l473RMfCh
Thank you for your clear explanations!

[TCEA @TCEA]

🧠⭐👉How LEARNING Happens👈⭐🧠

Learning = a change in long-term memory.....

https://t.co/K5J8yUpetH via @MissH_biology
#teaching #education #teachertwitter

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

@RebekahODell1 In our Freebie Library, we keep research summaries and promising practice documents. With over 35 years of teaching reading to middle school and up, I try to share as much as I can as fast as I can! https://t.co/3U5nwsnh0g

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

How did I miss this from the What Works Clearinghouse? Check out the guide for Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4-9. https://t.co/8syhNgIlAG

[Kate Winn @thismomloves]

2 key takeaways:

1️⃣ “Reading comprehension should be taught with texts worth reading – texts from which we want students to gain knowledge.”

2️⃣ “Three kinds of instruction paid off the most: summarizing, developing an understanding of text structure, and/or paraphrasing.”

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[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Children's brain activity looks different whether they are reading narrative or informational text--no surprise that classroom research suggests our instruction for these genres should be different too (e.g., purposes established for reading, text structures taught, ?s asked...)

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

Bad advice. This kind of thing leads to teachers thinking they shouldn’t speak, or all student talk is valuable. But expert instruction *should* involve a lot of teacher talk. Learning often involves listening. And this is why we don’t train teachers with inspirational quotes.

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

This video about the role of syntax in comprehension is worth its 50 minutes! https://t.co/mUNIcs65MV

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

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THIS article is EXACTLY what we have desperately needed in literacy. We are grateful to ILA for giving us all open access (and I hope that those who need to read it most, will do so)

https://t.co/tliWOu4IND

[Tiffany Peltier, Ph.D.🌸 @tiffany_peltier]

🔥An exceptional article for teachers on "The Practice Gap" by Drs Vaughn & Fletcher--with practical takeaways on reducing the practice gap by increasing the number of deliberate practice opportunities.

https://t.co/2szzqsFs60 @DyslexiaIDA @MCPER_EDU

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

Loving what I'm hearing in this audiobook!
Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners https://t.co/yeO0Rb1kot #Amazon via @Amazon

[RAK Foundation @RAKFoundation]

Today is Book Lovers Day! 📚💖 What is your favorite book?

Check out our Kindness Book List for inspiration: https://t.co/vsbTDY6S4m

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

@spencerideas @kbport714 Have you read Nell Duke’s article? It’s fabulous. https://t.co/V21d6PLS3f

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

Um…….I have so many words…

Spring Branch ISD cancels trip to see James and the Giant Peach | https://t.co/QNdOwGn6Cx https://t.co/KrgmBAccCE

[Terri @HuddleTeach]

Help older students identify the relationship of the ideas presented in text by studying multiple nonfiction structures within authentic text. Move on from individual structure graphic organizers! https://t.co/nkehNZic3g