Kendall York

{professional account} // Tarleton Education Program // Passion for teaching, singing, playing guitar, and dogs

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

Future educators, I know this might sound redundant but students who have dyslexia need us. We have spent decades pouring into the research and even years building the awareness. Now our student's need a strong leader to put in the work with lots of support<3 #READ4384 #dyselxia

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

Teachers and parents, we can't expect our students to be perfect but, what we can do is work as a team to get these students to success through a strategic plan. #READ4384 #MTSS #RTI

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

I know how hard it must be, trying to not be the bad guy. As a teacher, holding a student doesn't make you a bad guy... infact, letting a student pass on when they're not ready, is one of the cruelest things you can do. #READ4384 #intervention #strugglingreaders

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

@TarletonState Senior Education Major 🍎

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

(2) resort to that kind of thinking. Yes, we should implore our students to navigate their education independently but, we still have to stick to the basics of teaching our students the material!

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

(1) I know what you're thinking... why teach content at all if we live in a world of Google? Well, have you ever thought about this? How are you going to understand what answers you find if you have no background knowledge? As educators, we can't
#READ4384 #backgroundknowledge

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(2) finding multiple perspectives to cater to all types of learners. As a teacher, it is our job to make a way for comprehension.

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

(1)I think that in today's world, people have a hard time putting ourselves in each other's shoes. As a teacher, we have to put ourselves in all of our student's shoes to see how THEY will learn the material. The key to comprehension is
#READ4384 #comprehension #informationaltext

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vocabulary. https://t.co/Ud8FltyDFP
#READ4384 #wordconsciousness

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

As a teacher, I want to strengthen my student's word consciousness so that they may grow this love for words and language. You can do this by creating a "word-rich" environment.
For my classroom, I will utilize an app that provides new and exciting words each day to add to their

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

Have you ever thought about how a language that was spoken so long ago, shapes the way we speak and comprehend our word today? Greek root words are the building blocks to our vocabulary and little did they know. #READ4384 #rootwords #greek

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

In accordance with relevance. Be intentional in the words you decide to teach and think about your learner and their personal learning needs. #specificwordinstruction

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

#READ4384 Ask yourself, how would it feel taking the final term test after the first day of the class? What happened to all the instructions on each objective and specific content?

Now that you want explanations and meanings, apply this to teaching new words. Instruct

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

You ever notice your students dread all the "big" words? Let's break down those MULTI-SYLLABLES and break down that fear!! Separate the scary giant into parts and we can get to comprehension. There is no "luck" with this clover.
#READ4384 #multisyllabic

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#STR

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

You ever wonder why you could comprehend content about a specific subject better than one you didn't care for? Well me too! Science of Reading taught me how impactful background knowledge can be! Start making those connections! #READ4384

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

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[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

Do you have a student struggling with reading? How about trying to make fluency a priority in your classroom. It is said that "speed is FOLLOWED by fluency".
1. Read the passage aloud with your class
2. Have them read to each other
3. Then give them a turn #READ4384 #Fluency

[Kendall York @KendallYork2020]

When you are working with students, remember to not ask toxic questions. Instead of questions like "who can?" that discourages students that they are not "smart enough", ask students "what comes to your mind?" and work through their thought process. #ELL #READ4384

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If your school is F2F, remember The Arts, PE, recess and play aren’t just important for students to grow emotionally, socially, & academically, but they may be the main reason that some students enjoy coming to school. Don't leave them out, especially now!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

It’s not just students who need Maslow. Teachers need:
1) feel safe / supported
2) emotional connection/ relationships
3) feel respected
4) attention/ appreciation
5) value within the team
6) Volition/ autonomy
7) innovation/ creativity
8) self care