Matt Merante

Highlighting the reading, writing, discussing, and thinking at Liberty MS. 📚🦁husband/parent/educator (opinions are my own)

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what? https://t.co/ZUKLAksPJ3

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Why main idea is not the main idea -- or how best to teach reading comprehension
https://t.co/uSBpBizKLH

[Tim Rasinski @TimRasinski1]

Read to children even before birth!

https://t.co/K0QlvPB5Wf

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

😟Feeling compelled to remind us all of this 2020 systematic lit review & meta-analysis of research on children’s screen use & language development. Pls see below. (There’s also the issue of adults being on screens, which I’ll tackle in a future post. . .)
https://t.co/Y6YimgSU6W

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Captain Underpants v. Roblox: Here’s how to get kids reading again https://t.co/XRNMqLbtZL

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

"The turnaround in )Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana) has grabbed the attention of educators nationally, showing rapid progress is possible anywhere, even in areas that have struggled for decades with poverty and dismal literacy rates." https://t.co/Kmba2bmH2Z

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Sidewalk chalk poetry. Free verse on beautiful day. ✍️📝

[Tim Rasinski @TimRasinski1]

"Literacy Today" - Jan - March 2023

How Fast is Fast Enough when it comes to Fluency Development.
@ILAToday @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @readingrockets @HertsEnglish @UFLiteracy @TXLiteracyEd

[Liberty MS Library @LMS_LionLibrary]

We have a new superhero section in the library with a special shout-out to our comic experts, @LionLiteracy and Mr. Z! @FCPSLibertyMS #librarytwitter

[Liberty MS Library @LMS_LionLibrary]

The book fair is here! #librarytwitter @FCPSLibertyMS

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Last day of the quarter…often requires a “heroic effort”!! 🦇 🐦 ⁦@FCPSLibertyMS⁩ ⁦@Region4FCPS⁩

[Liberty Middle School @FCPSLibertyMS]

Hey @StephenCurry30, check out this next generation of game changers! Grateful for the chance to celebrate your new book, I Have A Superpower, and our ❤️ of reading today. #LiftTheLions 🦁 @MicrosoftFlip @midgereads

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Getting ready for the first day 2022 w/ my Great Beginnings mug circa 2001! ⁦⁦@FCPSGreatBegin⁩

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

⁦@PlanetWordDC⁩

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Elementary Classrooms Are Too Noisy For Kids To Learn…Interesting read! https://t.co/RKURtIV9dB

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Official Literacy Coach! Thanks GMU! 📘📋

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

@Johnelle_Sweet @EdSurge Thanks for this. The willpower/habit struggle is real!

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Last day of school 2022! This young man will do great things!!!🦁🦁🦁⁦@FCPSLibertyMS⁩ ⁦@Region4FCPS⁩ #liftthelions

[Matt Merante @LionLiteracy]

Food truck novel connections! ⁦@FCPSLibertyMS⁩ ⁦@fcpssecliteracy⁩ 📚🥪#priceonpoint!