🎉 The term Structured Literacy has transformed reading instruction for years. Now, IDA is unveiling its official definition to keep this evidence-based approach clear and effective for all learners! Review at https://t.co/RszTBjZqR7 💡 #dyslexiaawareness#structuredliteracy
Literacy is a fundamental human right. Today, on #InternationalLiteracyDay, we acknowledge the collective responsibility to ensure every child has access to the literacy education they deserve.
#LiteracyForAll
TRL's Curriculum Navigation Reports are LIVE! Learn how widely used curricula align with #SoR and where red flag practices might exist. Access the reports now to begin elevating literacy instruction in your school: https://t.co/2KYx7pqzhf
#TRLCurrReports#CurriculumReview
Educators rely on EdReports for "high-quality" curriculum. But some say its top "green" and middling "yellow" ratings have become unreliable. @CurriculumIP
"EdReports has sort of wreaked havoc,” one literacy expert says.
More in my new Forbes post:
https://t.co/vHZ4c23NsR
I will never understand the bias against explicit instruction. It closes opportunity gaps. It accelerates learning trajectories for all students. There's actual experimental evidence across independent research groups over decades showing this effect.
At The Reading League, we believe that in order to change inequitable social structures, all humans must be empowered with literacy. Today, on #LiteracyDay, we share our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Statement. https://t.co/nzujCxzb5S
#LiteracyForAll#DEIB
There is some nice work happening here in Ohio. Check out the MTSS needs assessment tool, LAP-G, used in the OSEP project that leveraged MTSS as the framework for supporting all students to be readers, including those w dyslexia. https://t.co/Qw9EOxgfot
Consider these data, from the International Dyslexia Association and Joseph Torgeson, director emeritus, Florida Center for Reading Research: Do you have universal screening at your schools?
Do not miss these literacy instructional routines from the Idaho DOE for foundational skills. Clear explanations of the routines & video models. 1 suggestion, for the HFW routine, TEACH the HFW 1st (heart word routine), THEN practice w/the routine. Here: https://t.co/eb7Tvk4dH0
Guided Reading was "everything."
"This was how, to my knowledge, everyone was teaching reading."
Episode 3 of Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
Available now wherever you get your podcasts.
https://t.co/F6Nd8mkeGV
A new paper, published by @rpplpartnership & written by John Papay @BrownEduDept & Heather C. Hill @hgse@AnnenbergInst, examines the literature to understand what works and what doesn’t in the field of teacher professional development. Via @educationweek
https://t.co/VAXR0a2wec
Much of our education system bought into a disproven idea of how kids learn to read. For 2+ years, @ehanford and I tried to figure out how and why. I’m so excited to share what we’ve found. The first episodes in our six-part podcast drop tomorrow. https://t.co/SG4uAZvYlN
Oral Language is the foundation of all literacy and this recently released Literacy Today from ILA is jam packed with research and articles focused on oral language and literacy. A must read! https://t.co/ojA6yk2ZGA
It's Dyslexia Awareness Month!!
We are looking forward to sharing so many resources with you and your famly ! Here at IDA we have someting for everyone! Visit our library today! https://t.co/FQPQxyyK6Y