Paula Ford

Educator, mother, believer in education for all

[Paula Ford @prford5]

My neighborhood made the news. Better together in a time of social distancing. https://t.co/GYQmG7ujUb #Lovemystreet

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@NBCSGiants First time I have watched a Giants game and got to see the "Buster Posey" rule in action. Go Giants!

[Paula Ford @prford5]

When learning about seasons in social studies and science - you must make snow! #kindergarten

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@bbray27 The Science of Reading podcast by Amplify.

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@edutopia Yard duty!!!

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@lizziehetzer Love all this. I’m right there with you.

[Right to Read Project @right2readproj]

And parents:
"He doesn’t look at all the letters in words, he doesn’t look at all the words in sentences, and reading is miserable for him."
"It didn’t seem like they were really teaching ‘em to read. It seemed like they were teaching ‘em to sound like they could read." @Leegaul

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@TeacherT14 Prep - what is that? I’ve never had prep time. But I would do a happy dance if given some.

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@bbray27 @ChrisQuinn64 @pcembleton @stephenkelley85 @RitaWirtz @IleneWinokur @BiscottiNicole @Shapiro_WTHS @henneld_edu @WalterDGreason @MatthewXJoseph Let me look up that phone number on my rolodex.

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@bbray27 Love think-pair-share and also "turn and talk"

[Paula Ford @prford5]

Making cookies (from scratch) while learning about the letter C. #scienceofreading ⁦@DeVargasSchool⁩

[Paula Ford @prford5]

Great article in the NY Times. https://t.co/2EYVq9b7nI

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@edutopia A complete #2

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@classtag Thank you. I feel I learn as much from them as they do from me.

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@bbray27 Give them time. All the extra duties (yard duty, committees, meetings) add up and take away precious time. Yard duty is the worst- we don’t even get a proper bathroom break or even just a moment to catch our breath.

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@classtag I teach kindergarten @ a Title 1 school with over 29 languages, often at least 10 different languages in my class. I would use the money to get more multicultural books in the hands of my diverse students, & purchase a table for small group instruction, to best meet their needs.

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@ITSPOSSIBLE_Rod I teach kindergarten in a school with over 29 different languages. I often have 10 different languages in my room. I am so lucky to get to learn some of their language and help them learn English. #clearthelist https://t.co/WuHHWnbLZJ

[Amanda Nickerson, Ed.D. @ANLiteracy]

I LOVE this! It is such a powerful way to demonstrate the power of syntax—how sentence variety adds a musical quality to our written discourse. ❤️

[Paula Ford @prford5]

@TerrillCharming I teach kindergarten in a school with over 29 different languages. I often have 10 different languages in my room. I am so lucky to get to learn some of their language and help them learn English. #clearthelist https://t.co/WuHHWnbLZJ