Theresa Curtis

ARI Local Reading Specialist

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

How to Instantly Improve BOTH reading word accuracy and comprehension? 🤌
FLUENCY PRACTICE!

💘 Repeated Reading Weekly Routine
https://t.co/Ao2cehTcQm

💘 A Blog about Partner Reading
https://t.co/U2Dry6fCkr

💘 Podcasts about Fluency
https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

LETRS!

Cohort 8 is open for registration May 1, 2024, through August 30, 2024, for Alabama's Public/Public Charter School educators, including professors in Alabama's Educator Prep Programs.

LETRS professional learning for Alabama K–3 educators! (https://t.co/DIXUVna6uq)

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

The ALSDE will provide a one-time stipend of $1,000 to eligible candidates who have completed the LETRS® or LETRS® for Early Childhood Education (LETRS® ECE) course and demonstrated mastery level.

Memo: https://t.co/l35q4HK4DD

[Lindsay Kemeny @LindsayKemeny]

I'm excited to check out these free decodable texts from Reading Universe. https://t.co/F8NBuCCiOT

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

Make sure to follow the ARI on all of our social media platforms. 👍❤️

Subscribe to the ARI YouTube channel to keep up with the release of our new video series! 📽️
https://t.co/qWVbry5SnJ

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

❄️The ARI's Holiday Parent Newsletter is now available. Share these holiday literacy activities with Alabama families! ❄️

Click here: https://t.co/4uc3Cb1JBK

@ALSDEOSL @AlabamaAchieves

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

Have yourself a Merry Literacy Christmas!

The Alabama Reading Initiative is delighted to announce the inaugural release of our video vignette series dedicated to phonemic awareness.

Video #3: Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies
https://t.co/AWjaXI4AQ5

[Monica Stallworth Ed. S @MonicaStallwor5]

COACHING LAB #2 is in the books! It was a great day of learning for LRSs. They appreciate that our coaching lab is about authenticity not showcasing!
@Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves @VickieChappelle @ALitCoach @lesley_mullin
@DLMcCryndle

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

📢ATTENTION: This folder has been updated to include an informational PowerPoint presentation about the ACAP Summative Practice Test!

📊Reports will be available:
✅By content area (ELA, math, and science)
✅By reporting category
✅By standard

https://t.co/NcD6WLNo0s

[Institute for Multi-Sensory Education @IMSEOG]

Are b/d reversals confusing for your students? Reversals are common and it's great to give students multiple options and memory techniques!

[ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE @Alabama_Reading]

📢ATTENTION!!!

The Spring 2024 Instructional Supports are now uploaded into this folder, and they are amazing!!

Huge shout out to the ALSDE Assessment team for their work on this resource!

https://t.co/4U30GRuB8k

[MobilePublicSchools @MobilePublicSch]

Two MCPSS schools, @EicholdMertzMST and @PhillipsPrepIB, are the top magnet elementary and middle school in Alabama, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, and are among the top 10 elementary and middle schools in the state overall. #AimForExcellence

[ONlit.org @ONlit_social]

Today (Nov. 13) marks #WorldKindnessDay.🌍💙Connecting with students can be achieved through the magic of books. We reached out to #ONlit's team of expert educators to unveil their top picks for kindness-themed read-aloud texts. Let's spread kindness, one page at a time!📖💫

[Theresa Curtis @ALitCoach]

I spy one of our littlest learners using a text feature she learned about this year…she was so excited to use the table of contents to find her practice page! 🥰 @EicholdMertzMST @MonicaStallwor5

[Theresa Curtis @ALitCoach]

How does explicit instruction look in Kindergarten? Ms. Harris explicitly taught her phonics lesson, modeled, provided guided practice, and corrective feedback when necessary. Her sweet students are being set up for success! @EicholdMertzMST @MonicaStallwor5 @Alabama_Reading

[Really Great Reading @ReallyGreatRead]

NEW Heart Word Magic Videos! ✨

This week's Heart Word Magic word is PRETTY. ❤️ “Heart Word Magic” is a free Really Great Reading  teaching tool designed to help students learn to read and spell high-frequency words and sight words.

View more: https://t.co/nUQOcp6t91

[Theresa Curtis @ALitCoach]

Kindergarten teachers practicing #multisensory instruction during their Reading lessons @EicholdMertzMST this week. https://t.co/S7OXJLySV3 #SORclasrooms @MonicaStallwor5 @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves

[Theresa Curtis @ALitCoach]

This week teachers @EicholdMertzMST participated in a PLC on the book 7 Mighty Moves…Move 1: Teaching Phonemic Awareness with Intention. We learned new multi-sensory strategies, tested our knowledge, and practiced our craft. #SOR @MonicaStallwor5 @Alabama_Reading

[Theresa Curtis @ALitCoach]

We had some very special guest readers join First and Second grade classrooms today for #ReadfortheRecord2023 #WithLotsOfLove @EicholdMertzMST @MonicaStallwor5 @Alabama_Reading

[Ms. Benison- @BenisonMrs]

High expectations 4 all kids in every setting.Tchng rdng has always been “my thing” …several years ago chairperson asked me what’s the secret 2 my success in tchng kids how 2 read. I said: “it’s simple. I believe that they are going 2 learn 2 read b/c I’m going to teach them how