Amy D

Momma Bear, Wife, CO-Founder/CO-Chair COKID, Dyslexia/Literacy Advocate, Small Business Owner, and a passionate lover of the oxford comma...

[Eize Basa @PonchoRebound]

I want a “reverse Costco” where you can buy small amounts of items you will rarely use again, like specialty ingredients.

Let me pay $1 for 1 oz of fish sauce. Yes, I can get much more for not that much more money but then I’ll feel guilty every time I see it in my fridge.

[COKID @COKID_Dyslexia]

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Join us in celebrating and honoring our loved ones, including our friends, family, and community who have dyslexia.

Thank you, @GovofCO, for acknowledging this month with this proclamation!

#untilallcanread #dyslexiaawarenessmonth

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Literacy is civil right. The wakeup call is long overdue.
Share this with whomever needs to hear it.

Thank you, @NAACP, for your leadership.

https://t.co/gf7rTACve9

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

What is the ORF?
The ORF assessment is a valuable (and QUICK!) tool in your toolkit for monitoring and improving students' reading abilities. This article by @janhasbrouck explains even more about ORF!
https://t.co/N3x0Db8Z36

[Ms. Benison- @BenisonMrs]

So we are all clear it is NOT evidence-based intervention if the instruction is not explicit, prescriptive, and diagnostic.

In addition, students need to be given immediate specific feedback about what they are doing well and what they are not and should be afforded ample practice opportunities.

We also can't forget that the tools/programs being used need to be evidence-based, and the teachers need to be adequately trained.

We also can't forget that the intensity of services or intervention needs to be commensurate with the kids' needs.

We also can forget that kids need to be grouped according to their skill needs and that for many kids groups of 5 or 6 is too much.

We also can't forget that for this to be implemented successfully a highly skilled teacher who understands the difference between evidence-based practices and those that are not.

Successfully carrying this requires a disciplined administration that is willing to provide growth opportunities for their staff and coach it.

All of this is expensive which is why investing in TIER 1 makes so much sense.

[Amy D @amydccht]

@BenisonMrs What was the takeaways on MAP, STAR, and iReady?

[Scotty Gange @Scotty_G6]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹... 📸

The annual @MinesFootball roster pictures! 🤣

[Sarah Arnold. Literacy is a human right. 🇨🇦 @SarahAHLC]

Always this. ❤️

[David Ortiz @DavidDOrtizCO]

The new Colorado Disability Opportunity Office (CDOO) is HIRING an Office Director! (1/2 🧵)

An honor to run HB24-1360 earlier this year with Rep. @ChadClifford to create CDOO. I’m incredibly excited to watch how this office expands the disability rights landscape in Colorado.

[COKID @COKID_Dyslexia]

#untilallkidscanread

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Literacy advocates: Ask school PTAs to survey parents to find how many have kids in private tutoring for reading.

That kind of concrete questioning can spark change. Why are people paying? What are they paying for? Who can't afford to pay? Take results to the board and the Sup.

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Perfect timing. The NAACP safeguarding all kids "Right to Read" comes at a time when our country could REALLY use something to come together and rally around. Thank you!
@NAACP @usdoegov @FulcrumLiteracy @AFTunion @RightToReadFilm @reading_league @NEAToday @NationalPTA

[Amy D @amydccht]

@teachbk @dorothy74747470 Acadience goes thru 8 and the materials are free for download.

[ReadingLeagueCO @ReadingLeagueCO]

Just 20 days until our FIRST IN-PERSON event!

Planning to join us? Register ASAP, registration closes June 15th: https://t.co/j3aVMIYzlT

#edcolo #coloradoteacher #ittakesaleague #untileveryonecanread

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

Imagine being unable to read about world events. You only get what the TV or videos online tell you.  Your mind is a propagandists play pen.

Some may choose to never read other sources,  but many are stuck there via illiteracy.

[Ben Markus @CPRMarkus]

BREAKING: Colo. State Senate panel votes to kill public records bill just now. This was the "vexatious requester" bill*

*lawmakers had previously removed the "vexatious" language.

[Chris Taber @edulorechris]

Oral reading fluency (ORF), in many studies, has a 0.7 - 0.9 coefficient correlation with reading comprehension.

That’s one of the most mind blowing statistics I’ve come across in education. Thanks @janhasbrouck