Nadine O'Brien

Reading Specialist
Elephant's Fork Elementary
Suffolk Public Schools

[The Reading League @reading_league]

Evidence-aligned reading instruction benefits ALL students - this includes students who have dyslexia.
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #UntilEveryoneCanRead

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Systematic review & meta-analysis: readers' theater showed effects on fluency (accuracy, automaticity, and prosody) and on comprehension. Appreciate that readers' theater can act as a pedagogical bridge between word reading & comprehension. 🌉💗https://t.co/DwFAbPaK0l

[Erin Yunker @ErinYunker]

Our lovely reading specialists presented to our staff this morning. I’m so excited to see these Literacy Leaders in action as they support our teachers in these shifts to support all of our students in literacy!
#IMPACT2win #SPSCreatesAchievers @EFES_Proud @Reading1Goddess

[Elephant’s Fork Elementary @EFES_Proud]

Welcome EFES staff!! We have a strong team that will make a huge impact!! We are so lucky that they will be on the EFES Team!! #SPSbuildsachievers

[Lisa Duchesne @LisaDuchesne]

Got this cute little book today. Our phonics curriculum does not cover schwa until very late, so my Title students lack exposure. It is too important to leave out when they hit multisyllabic words! So this year it changes! #NecessarySkill #PKVProud #UntilEveryChildCanRead

[Khrista Brownlee @KhristaBrownlee]

This is tough work, but this picture explains why I do what I do. I had some great teachers and administrators but the bad outweighed the good. I don’t do it for the money, I do it because I want to be a part of the village that changes lives. #adminlife #educator #heartwork

[Nadine O'Brien @Reading1Goddess]

Get ready for a big surprise after Winter Break! Remember to read and complete your Bingo card! #BuildingtheBestSPS @EFES_Proud

[Elephant’s Fork Elementary @EFES_Proud]

We had a great Winter Wonderland at EFES!! Thank you to our awesome staff and EFES community for making the night magical!! #Prideoftheherd #BuildingthebestSPS

[Nadine O'Brien @Reading1Goddess]

Learn and Breakfast @EFES_Proud was a huge success! Kindergartners and First graders were using Alphabet Arcs to practice letter recognition, letter sounds, and making words!

[Nadine O'Brien @Reading1Goddess]

Learn and Breakfast @EFES_Proud was a huge success! Kindergartners and First graders were using Alphabet Arcs to practice letter recognition, letter sounds, and making words! #BuildingtheBestSPS #EFESProud @mtwisdale1 @McLakeesha

[Elephant’s Fork Elementary @EFES_Proud]

Holy guacamole!!! Today we kicked off All Suffolk Reads with dress as your favorite character day!! @EFES_Proud @BuildingthebestSPS @Reading1Goddess @SuffolkVSRA

[Nadine O'Brien @Reading1Goddess]

Every student received their Cleo Edison Playground Millionaire Book today! While passing out their books we decided to have some fun! #fifthgrade #Shenanigans #avocados

[Nadine O'Brien @Reading1Goddess]

Storybook character day! Our wonderful 3rd grade team is excited about reading! @EFES_Proud

[Melissa Twisdale @mtwisdale1]

Holy Guacamole! Reading Specialists Extraordinaire go above and beyond to make All Suffolk Reads a “smashing” hit with their Students ⁦@EFES_Proud⁩ (pun intended of course) ⁦@SPSEnglish⁩ ⁦@SufVAschools⁩ #BuildingTheBestSPS

[Elephant’s Fork Elementary @EFES_Proud]

Great first day of Unified Planning!! Great collaboration and data driven discussion! Student enjoyed some SEL and Disability Awareness by hearing and doing activities around the book, My Brother Charlie! @SPS_SpecialEd @BuildingthebestSPS

[Booker T. Washington Elementary @WeAreBTWE]

Coloring, cucumber water, soft music, aromatherapy, relaxation tips, stress balls, and much more. What an awesome SPA moment to start the day. Adult SEL in action! #WeAreBTWE #BuildingtheBestSPS

[Booker T. Washington Elementary @WeAreBTWE]

Staff members received this invitation in there mailboxes today. I can’t wait for what they have in store to kickoff our Staff Meeting. Nothing like staff leading our adult SEL moments. 🥰🥰#CoachDeversToo #WeAreBTWE #BuildingtheBestSPS

[Dr. John B. Gordon III @drjbg3]

The energy is contagious at The Tacky Drive By Garden of Lights @WeAreBTWE!! I love the school spirit and positivity of the staff as they were “lit up” for the holidays! The car line was long too!!! #ElementaryFoundation #BuildingTheBestSPS 🎄 💡

[Booker T. Washington Elementary @WeAreBTWE]

Division the sweet way @WeAreBTWE. Mrs OBrien’s students read the Doorbell Rang in math class and divided cookies into equal groups by creating and solving single-step problems.

[Booker T. Washington Elementary @WeAreBTWE]

Tap It, Map It, Say It, Zap It! Enjoyed observing 3rd graders during small group reading today. They even let me participate. Shout out to my 3rd grade students and teachers! Way to go! ❤️💙❤️#WeAreBTWE #BuildingtheBestSPS @McLakeesha @CatherinePicho3