Susie Beard

I am a mom, dyslexia tutor, IDA Indiana board member and literacy champion. Won’t rest until everyone reads!

[Nate Joseph @NateJoseph19]

I’m shocked that this needs to be said, but: If you have a student who struggles to read, you should not blame the parents, for not reading enough. Lots of kids with dyslexia struggle to read despite having their parents read to them every day. You don’t know what happens in a kids home. Making assumptions like this is deeply offensive for the parents of kids with dyslexia. It also is a reflective of the disproven whole language model. Kids learning to read is not only a product of reading experience, for many kids it requires explicit instruction. Schools bear the primary responsibility for teaching kids to read, not parents.

[Susie Beard @ReadWithSusie]

@GaabLab Finally. So many dyslexic kids; so many who are now adults in the prison system, where estimates say over 70 percent are undiagnosed dyslexics. So many parents who had to hire expensive tutors just to learn to read. So many kids who cried in front of me. 🥲

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

We've got an update on legislative changes since Sold a Story. Half of all states have passed new laws since the podcast first came out. Story update by @CLPeak. https://t.co/UNPtc16tE9

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

"The question now is whether Calkins is so much a part of the problem that she cannot be part of the solution. 'I’m going to figure this out. And I’m going to clarify it or I’m going to write some more or speak or do something or, or—fix it.' But can she? Can anyone?"

[Stephanie Stollar @sstollar6]

An amazing collection of free content. I’m proud to have contributed to several modules, including this intro to MTSS https://t.co/uLhw5nd1FN

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Please don't tell me your teaching methods and materials are culturally relevant, inclusive, or liberatory if they produce illiterate children. Just don't.

[Kate Winn @thismomloves]

Guess what shiny, flashy, novel phonics activity we did today?

We didn’t.

We made words w magnetic letters & cookie sheets just as we will do 2x/week all year long.

Keep routines & materials the same & focus on learning, even if it’s not as exciting to post on social media.

[Stephanie Stollar @sstollar6]

Thanks for sharing this. Especially important during dyslexia awareness month.

[Susie Beard @ReadWithSusie]

This.

[The Reading League @reading_league]

October is #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth—a time to spotlight the millions with dyslexia and raise awareness that it doesn’t have to be a barrier to a successful, literate life.

Evidence-aligned instruction benefits ALL students, including those with dyslexia.

#UntilEveryoneCanRead

[Wiley Blevins, EdD @wbny]

It’s been a rough start to the school year in NYC so I’m reposting this. It’s in the application where the learning sticks. I’m seeing lots of 40-min lessons where sts read and write less than 5 words. That doesn’t work. Implementing a flawed program w/ fidelity ensures failure.

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Literacy is civil right. The wakeup call is long overdue.
Share this with whomever needs to hear it.

Thank you, @NAACP, for your leadership.

https://t.co/gf7rTACve9

[Susie Beard @ReadWithSusie]

@KerryGr76867180 @NateJoseph19 I must respectfully disagree. Vouchers and charter schools, many for profit, are killing public education in my state (which 90 percent of parents choose public education). Especially hard on minority students and those in rural communities.

https://t.co/lJ7Gbh5BVA.

[Susie Beard @ReadWithSusie]

Nellie can go pound sand!! 😂

[Susie Beard @ReadWithSusie]

Awesome!! Thank you for all you do!

[Hank Azaria @HankAzaria]

Chief Wiggum, Springfield PD, here… they’re doing WHAT?

[Holly Lane @HollyLanePhD]

"Strong Tier 1 instruction frees up the intensive supports for the students who really need them."