Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation

Kansas City Area Literacy Association, a chapter of the Missouri Literacy Association

[Ashley Shelton @AshleyaTLC]

Teachers @Crestview_NKC applying their new learning in the moment with @SundayCummins today. What an amazing group of teachers and learners! #CrestviewWeBelong

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

#BackToSchool tip: You can deduct up to $300 of out-of-pocket classroom expenses for 2023 when you file your federal income tax return next year.

Find out more from @IRSnews: https://t.co/rQoD75C39T

[Dr. Sam Bommarito @DoctorSam7]

@JesseSteif @LRobbTeacher @TimRasinski1 @DrMaryHoward @ERobbPrincipal @DannyBrassell @JenniferAGates @hayhurst3 @DisruptEdToday @ColoReader @gravitygoldberg On a more positive note- I just completed an interview with @LRobbTeacher and her co-authors about their new book. I will be posting it soon. Will be interested in your thoughts on it when I do.

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

NCTE announces Tom Hanks joins our impressive roster of keynote speakers at #NCTE23! Hanks has long thanked teachers for their role in his creative development, & we’re thrilled he’ll share his love of words & story. Register today! https://t.co/hpgiyFdnjQ

[Dr. Sam Bommarito @DoctorSam7]

Fluency Thursday by @TimRasinski1 . BTW for even more poems visit @poetry4kids and be on the lookout for my upcoming post about Kenn and his wonderful website.

[NKC Schools @NKCSchools]

Join us at our Hiring Fair on Saturday! From custodians to bus drivers, food service to child care, & YES, teachers for next school year – we've got opportunities galore!🕗Sept. 23, 8A-12P, at our Professional Development Center (6465 N Prospect Ave.) https://t.co/6kpZGCAIQY

[KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary]

If you need some literary leadership before tomorrow's big game, stop by any of our locations to chat and get your picture with Coach Read! We also have some fun library/football-themed coloring sheets and plenty of great books to tackle.

#KCvsCIN

[Troy F, NBCT @TroyF42]

To understand a text we have to comprehend enough words in a sentence, in a paragraph and on a page that it connects with what we already know. This directly ties into our understanding of spoken language.

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Students, teachers & staff: As you start the week, we just wanted to say...

#MondayMotivation

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

1st grade students should be able to write the alphabet legibly in one minute.

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

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[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

When working with dialect speakers, it is critical to stress the importance of knowing and using Standard English in all settings.

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

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[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

Students dialects affect how they perform on reading and phonological awareness tasks as early as preschool. Heavy dialect users as a group, perform worse on literacy tests, than those who only use some dialect features.

[NKCNEA @NKCNEA1]

You can now sign up for the next BL course being offered on MyLearning Plan! https://t.co/J8bRW4ea1g

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

Has anyone read this? What do you think?#fluency

[Tim Rasinski @TimRasinski1]

"Literacy Today" - Jan - March 2023

How Fast is Fast Enough when it comes to Fluency Development.
@ILAToday @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @readingrockets @HertsEnglish @UFLiteracy @TXLiteracyEd

[Literacy Pages @LiteracyPages]

It is important to work on phrasing early on and to echo the work throughout our lessons. Check out our post on this topic. https://t.co/aU2UnWvRx6

[KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary]

Today we honor the incredible legacy Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn more about King's impact as well as other leaders, past and present, of the civil rights movement with these books and resources: https://t.co/0JY2lbbeGA

#MLKDay2023 #MLK

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

Students dialects affect how they perform on reading and phonological awareness tasks as early as preschool. Heavy dialect users as a group, perform worse on literacy tests, than those who only use some dialect features.

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

#ELL #education

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

When working with dialect speakers, it is critical to stress the importance of knowing and using Standard English in all settings.

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

#ELL #education

[Kansas City Area LiteracyAssociation @kc_literacy]

When working with dialect speakers, it is critical to stress the importance of knowing and using Standard English in all settings.