Megan Crowe

Literacy Coach, Richmond Public Schools

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons?
https://t.co/HDbtp8BsIY

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

"Programs are bloated with useless activities that do nothing to promote learning, and few programs these days have children actually reading real books or tackling content of substance."

"I have heard it said that most programs nowadays are designed to be successful in curriculum adoption processes, not in the classroom. I concur with that statement."

"We need safeguards in place" on the quality of materials.
@HollyLanePhD

[Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. @janhasbrouck]

Melissa and Lori are highlighting one of my favorite literacy topics in February: FLUENCY! Listen and learn! @literacypodcast

[Raquel Champagne @raqluvsliteracy]

Small-Group Reading Instruction Is Not as Effective as You Think https://t.co/Nsc1GZ395Q Strong 💪 Tier 1 with students accessing grade level content is equitable and has the greatest impact on poor and minority students ❤️ @ReadingShanahan #SOR #MTSS

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

A classic worth revisiting! 🎉

Check out the article "Rethinking How to Promote Reading Comprehension" that inspired our conversation with Hugh Catts.

🎙️ Episode https://t.co/mh2rB22Nrd

📖 Article https://t.co/gGuqszbMIp

[Chris Taber @edulorechris]

What should vocabulary instruction look like in the early years?

A 2010 meta-analysis looked at 67 studies to answer that question. The large effect size made it very clear. Let’s take a look🧵⬇️

[Tiffany Peltier, Ph.D.🌸 @tiffany_peltier]

THIS THIS THIS THIS

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Are we testing comprehension?

Are we teaching it specific only to the passage being read??

OR

Are we teaching comprehension for generalization of comprehending in the future??

SO GOOD, @ReadingShanahan

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

Current reading tests overlook the crucial role of background knowledge in comprehension. It’s time for assessments that truly reflect how students learn to read.

Discover a better approach in our latest blog post: https://t.co/PCPuwIM319

[Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. @janhasbrouck]

I just published a blog on reading fluency. Defining, assessing and teaching. Looking forward to comments!
https://t.co/S5hmB2PTVQ

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Teaching writing is challenging. And yet, writing is one of the highest leverages we have for improving both reading AND writing! 💯

🚶🏽‍♀️"A Path to Better Writing" https://t.co/KAQemO9ikX

🎧 https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

8 Ways to Help Kids Read Complex Text
https://t.co/rPATkpuSQl

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Here's something they don't tell you when you become a teacher: You have to explicitly teach writing! Students need to have something to write about - so writing needs to be connected to reading & learning. 🤯🫣

Listen 🎧 https://t.co/dr8Q8vimQt

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

“It’s not mastery of standards that makes students competent readers. It’s learning how to navigate all the things a text can do.”-@MJLiben

Listen to Episode 3 of the Knowledge Matters Podcast and explore why centering the text is key: https://knowledgematterscampaign

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Are We Getting the Right Information When It Comes to the Science of Reading?
https://t.co/6hO7fy6Ool

[Tim Rasinski @TimRasinski1]

FLUENCY FRIDAY! PD Reading on Fluency
Two items: 1) a link to a recent article in the Robb Review by Lynne Kulich & myself on the Fluency Development Lesson (FDL).
https://t.co/gUgBj7lITE

And 2) a piece of teacher action research using the FDL:
https://t.co/Hj8LUjIjaw

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Protip: Fluency rubrics help students AND teachers track fluency progress! You'll love hearing from Tim Rasinski all about fluency in our latest rerelease episode.

🎧 https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

So many gems on here on primary age reading test preparation from @ReadingShanahan.

“Kids would be better prepared for tests (and many real reading situations) if there was an intentional regimen of stretching how long they can persist in making sense of texts.”