Dr. Jill Culmo

Voracious reader, passionate educator, lifelong learner, dedicated wife and mother of three.

[Douglas Frank @Doug_Frank_RLA]

The District Spelling Bee finals are underway! 🐝 Stay tuned to find out our 1st place winner and runner-up who will advance to the Regional Bee!
@DrElenaSHill @DallasReads

[@DallasReads @DallasReads]

Vocab is our daily language! 🗣️ 1st graders are diving into habitats like deserts & savannas. We’re prompting students to use precise terms to build mastery 🌵🌳✨ @DrElenaSHill

[@DallasReads @DallasReads]

Buzzing with excitement for our District Spelling Bee! 🐝 Jan 7-8, students from 138 campuses will showcase their incredible preparation and literacy skills. So proud of these scholars and their hard work! ✨ @Dallasacademics @DrElenaSHill

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

Middle school teachers, hope you can join this impactful PD!

[Douglas Frank @Doug_Frank_RLA]

Calling all Middle School Reading Teachers! 🚀
ELEVATE your instruction with our 2-day Middle School Reading PD! Register in Cornerstone by Nov. 7th to secure your spot and sub. Visit Curriculum Central's RLA page for details.

[@DallasReads @DallasReads]

Stepping into a new school year and “building a legacy” one student at a time! Our RLA team is ready to rise to the occasion. #backtoschool #legacy

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

Summer Reading starts today! Come see us at the Dallas Public Library from 10 to noon.

[@DallasReads @DallasReads]

We cordially invite you to the event of the year! RLA, with the help of the Parrish foundation, will be hosting a Poetry Slam. Come and see 5th grade students perform their original poems for a chance to win scholarship money! Details below

[@DallasReads @DallasReads]

Our Poetry Slam was a success!! What a fun night celebrating the artistic talents of some amazing 5th grade students from all over Dallas ISD! Not to mention that our finalists took home $17,000 in scholarships thanks to the Parrish Foundation. #makeithappen

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

It was a joy to serve lunch to students participating in the African American Studies Student Experience.

[@DallasReads @DallasReads]

RLA serving lunches to students at today’s African American Studies Student Experience

[Dr. Elena S. Hill @DrElenaSHill]

A consistent focus on reading & writing is the plan! 📚📝

The RLA team is guiding principals through what they should see in classrooms at this point in the year and how the short constructed response develops into the extended constructed response.

#Talk #Read #Talk #Write @Da@Dallasacademics

[Douglas Frank @Doug_Frank_RLA]

The elementary, middle, and high school coordinators facilitated a discourse and writing strategies with principals today. I heard many great conversations from our leaders today! @DrGplus1 @DrElenaSHill @DallasReads

[Roberto Gonzalez @DrGplus1]

Our RLA team is facilitating principal PD to strengthen and support student discourse and writing across the district to ensure academic success. @DrElenaSHill @AngieGaylord @PDL_DallasISD @Doug_Frank_RLA

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

@MsBenavidez collaborates with @goochelementary teachers as she leads today’s PLC. @DallasReads @Doug_Frank_RLA @DrGplus1 @DrElenaSHill

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

Spend more time on higher-utility phonemic awareness activities such as blending and segmenting and less time on rhyming.

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

It's true! You don’t need students to spend lots of time practicing rhyming to support their word recognition. Instead, teach phonemic awareness. You can use Elkonin boxes to make it concrete - and connect letters to sounds as soon as possible.

[Dr. Elena S. Hill @DrElenaSHill]

The Core Content Team spent the morning rehearsing and preparing for our upcoming CILT sessions. We are committed to student success! 🧪🌎📚🧮

Have a great weekend, everyone!

@DrGplus1 @aaron_aguirre5 @disdstemscience @disdstemmath @DISDSocStud @DallasReads @Dallasacademics

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

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[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

Hexter Elementary showcased superb 2nd grade writing about living in Sparta or Athens. @DallasReads @DrElenaSHill @DrElenaSHill

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

Second grade teachers, please join me today to preview Knowledge Unit 2 on the Ancient Greek Civilization. Sessions are available every half hour throughout the day until 3:30 PM. @DallasReads

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Kinder, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers

Just In Time virtual PLCs are starting for the day. Join your elementary coordinators to preview upcoming units for your grade level. Access the zoom for your grade level using the link below.

https://t.co/OuqSVReaUI

[Dr. Jill Culmo @motivated2read]

Are we sure it’s only the beginning of the second week of the school year? Routines and procedures are already solid! Students were engaged in writing, and teachers were completely prepared. Thanks for welcoming us, Truett Elementary! @DallasReads