Writing warm up: Let’s list beautiful words we find throughout December. Words that are fun to say, beautiful to see.
Here are 3 from me:
Sugarplum
Wassail
Toboggan
Can you add 3 to the list? Maybe these words will make it into some of your writing this month.
ILEC Response: Mainstream media coverage of reading proficiency, teachers of reading, NAEP scores, and teacher preparation https://t.co/pK0XDyQMal via @plthomasEdD
1/6 my new article, "The Sciences of Reading Instruction" is now out in @ASCD 's @ELmagazine. In it I get to write about how "polarizing pitches" about what counts as the #scienceofreading are a lot like the claims made within in the diet/fitness industry
@BYoungWritres My 50 undergrad students and I just discussed Healer of the Water Monster during class today. We would love to hear from you which genre you feel your book best fits. So glad you wrote this book! 😃
PSA: A text is not inherently "decodable." Decodability is a property of the text ⭐️in relation to the reader⭐️. So, e.g., for a child who has learned the alphabet, sh, and "for," the page below is 100% decodable, but for a child who has only learned the alphabet, it's only 40%.
@lindabdavis65 The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 729 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2021. Of the 1597 books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, along with the reasons cited for censoring the books:
https://t.co/IwItxno8DV