Erin Hicks

Educator. Life-long learner. Passionate about supporting students. Believer that education can change lives. Always striving to know better and do better.

[Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading]

Students benefit the most from morphology instruction when it focuses on high-utility morphemes—word parts that appear frequently in academic vocabulary across content areas. Visit the Morpheme Lab to access lists of high-utility morphemes for each content area: https://t.co/wIp0lUohOQ

[Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading]

Our last post explored how some strategies for solving math word problems can be ineffective. Luckily, attack strategies and schema instruction are two literacy-related methods backed by decades of research. Read the blog for more examples and resources: https://t.co/rj9aGBmj4Y

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Word chaining. ⛓️

A simple routine that supports:
✔️ phonemic awareness
✔️ phonics
✔️ reading
✔️ spelling

All at the same time. If you’ve been wondering what this looks like or how to get started, this is a great place to begin.
https://t.co/pAU3MtxbdI

[Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading]

What explicit instruction practices should you look for when observing for fidelity of implementation? Check out our free eLearning module for instructional coaches and admins observing explicit instruction. It includes classroom demonstration videos and an observation rubric. https://t.co/VMUHCvXuPf

[Erin Hicks @ErinH_Educator]

@AbbyTeachesDSM Will be ineffective and will lack support and buy-in from all staff members. Students end up losing out, again.

[Atlanta Magazine @AtlantaMagazine]

From our sister pub @Southbound_Mag: Set your GPS for one of these inviting small towns, and you’ll find world-class performing arts, standout restaurants, and plenty of ways to explore the outdoors: https://t.co/G7h3FFyPLn

[Justin Browning @SorforMore]

Want your copy of the 3D Word Recognition Lesson Framework? Pop over to https://t.co/m9W7lLCOrA and sign up for our subscriber’s list!

This tool is helpful for planning whole group or small group instruction and intervention groups!

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Questioning. We want participants not performers.

[Pam Kastner @liv2learn]

Week 10 of #SummerSkillSaturdays celebrates #ExplicitInstruction & routines after an amazing week w/ Dr. Anita Archer! 💡 Explore resources:
📊 https://t.co/YLxhdbpr34
📖 https://t.co/KAKSj0isNT

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

#VisibleLearning leaders Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey share why they don't accept the learning-loss narrative and instead share five ideas to accelerate learning.

Read more: https://t.co/nAeH3au6TC

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

Accelerating learning isn’t about speed—it’s about intention.

This article breaks down what educators can do to create classrooms that support conceptual understanding and growth.

🔗 https://t.co/uqmD3mC0gY

#VisibleLearning #EdChat

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

Some resources are just meant to be shared…and this is one of them!! Check out this “Top 10 Ways to Improve Tier 1 Instruction” from @sstollar6

As a classroom teacher and reading intervention teacher, I will be enlarging this and hanging it in my classrooms for all to see!!! #MTSS #PreventionBeforeIntervention #SOR

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Very nice Bloom's Taxonomy cheat sheet! Fantastic for planning, questioning and skill development.

[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

I was taught about activities, but never how to plan a lesson. It’s not that the below are bad - it’s that starting with activities rather than designing around targeted goals leads to disjointed learning. I see new and old teachers doing activity-based lesson planning everyday.

[Fayette County Public Schools @fcboe]

Beat the Back-To-School Rush!

[Erin Hicks @ErinH_Educator]

Yes!!

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

“Special Education Isn’t About Lowering the Bar — It’s About Building a Ladder”: https://t.co/YZ0b7DYKah

[Justin Browning @SorforMore]

I often get asked to support schools with the implementation of decodable texts.

Here’s a protocol that I would use with a printed decodable passage when students are learning a new sound-spelling correspondence. Simple steps, big impact!

Enjoy!

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Are We Teaching Reading Comprehension Part II -- 6 Things Every Teacher Should Know
https://t.co/KnCsoRG83g

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Let's get 2025 off to the best possible start and create a sense of hope for the year ahead 🌈

Join us for #HappierJanuary and find new ways to boost your wellbeing https://t.co/FzbUA9CFgU

[Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education @GAPartnership]

📚 NEW from the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education: Rewriting How Literacy is Taught, the first case study from our CARES Impact Study, dives into how three school districts are revolutionizing literacy to close learning gaps. Learn more: https://t.co/4kp2Obf17Z