Sebastian Turner

Co-founder & Growth @Once_Reading. Former Chief of Staff @XQAmerica (@EmCollective), management consultant, & @TeachForAmerica alumnus.

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@MarcelFounder @petergyang @once_reading Anytime between 3-6. Totally up to you and your goals. Try our Reading Check to assess readiness. LMK if you want to talk live to discuss when and how to get started.

https://t.co/mefypH0FJl

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@MarcelFounder @petergyang @once_reading Give it a go and let me know what you think!

[Marcel · building Girafoufou @MarcelFounder]

@SebTurn @petergyang @once_reading Exactly. An app whose finish line is a paper book is one I'd happily hand to our 3 year old.

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@sartaj047 @petergyang @once_reading It’s designed to be parent-led. You’re the teacher, not the software.

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@MarcelFounder @petergyang @once_reading 100%. Goal is to read books!

[God of Prompt @godofprompt]

@petergyang @once_reading any app surviving months with a 4-year-old deserves a series a

[IronRed | SandHive @IronRedSandHive]

@petergyang @once_reading Once is fire, gonna check it out!

[Leo董博士.eth🕊️ @dongboshieth]

@petergyang @once_reading getting kids to pick books over screens is always a big win

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@kamivine @petergyang @once_reading The sounds we teach are in an American accent, but many abroad do use it. The books are available as PDFs for on-device viewing or local printing.

[Daniel Liu @meetdliu]

@petergyang @once_reading Huge fan as well! Wish I had started with this with my 6 year old when she was 4

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

I've learned so much from @petergyang from his channel. Getting to be a small part of how he teaches his own kid to read is a full-circle moment. Thank you for sharing this, Peter. 🙏

[Peter Yang @petergyang]

Of all the learning apps that my 4-year-old and I have tried, @once_reading is the only one that we’ve managed to persist in following for months.

It works because:

1. It builds a habit where you need to learn with your kid daily

2. It has lightweight gamification like taking a silly photo with your kid after every lesson

3. After 30 lessons, Once will send you books for your kid to read by themselves, giving them a big feeling of accomplishment

My kid loves reading now and will even choose her Once books over YouTube and the phone (sometimes at least) which is the highest compliment 😅

This is not sponsored or anything I just love the product.

Try out Once here: https://t.co/RbDiwACYbI

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

Hard truth: many families tell me their kiddo just won’t read unless they get iPad time. Take a look at the habits you display with books at home. What do your kids see you doing most?

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

What do you do as a teacher in an era when students don't read outside of class & often struggle to read even in-class??

You can do as the @ncte suggests & "de-center" the text, abandoning reading books altogether & replacing them with short form videos & other dross.

Or you can do as Jaime Johnson does & "re-center" the text, reading a worthy book together as a class. When you do that you can curate the act of reading itself so it becomes a meaningful, rich, empathetic habit for students.

https://t.co/lWkRzqZong

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@ChadAldeman @The74 @NCTQ Great piece. What if public unis offered full-ride scholarships to outstanding HS students (in partnership w/ state gov?), and partnered with SEAs and LEAs for guaranteed placement? Think this could build a meaningful pipeline?

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@theshivpat Love it and thanks for sharing! No prep and high impact. The way it should be.

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

Guess which reading product is fully scripted to ensure you’re the best reading teacher for your kiddo…

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

Actors use scripts. Musicians use sheet music. Surgeons follow established procedures.

Why are scripts for teachers treated as an affront to professionalism?

@ehanford explains why Direct Instruction uses them.

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@ThisIsKodiak 👏👏👏 very well done

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@Austen Agree. Apple has been an aspirational brand. The products are beautiful, intuitive, and just work. I think this does a good job of showing the product capabilities, but it’s positioned in a scene that might be real, yet not aspirational…

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@Josh_Christiane @Austen 💯

[Sebastian Turner @SebTurn]

@VicVijayakumar Must do 1x, ideally with kids who will remember it. Had the same reaction, but we thought worth it.