Soleil Roper PhD

Educational Diagnostician, Mom, Wife, Venezuelan🇻🇪, American 🇺🇸 Avid learner, Texas Tech Red Raider

[Stephen Parker @ParkerPhonics]

The Left, and its diabolical use of the word RACIST.

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@ReadingShanahan As always you have an excellent point. I think the units of study is my Pet Peeve. Asking kids to look for story elements in books they couldn’t read was heartbreaking. When they could read a book, then the books were so easy they couldn’t apply what they “learned”.

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

Just grabbed them! Thank you!

[Stephen Parker @ParkerPhonics]

Reading Teachers & Parents

It’s not difficult to teach a child to read. It’s NOT “rocket science” and it should never depend on memorizing sight words or on guessing from pictures.

Why not grab one of my FREE phonics books today? Downloads soon to hit a quarter million!

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Attending to attention in reading classrooms—bringing the act of reading back into the classroom where we can shape the experience of reading for students–could help rebuild students’ attentional capacity.

https://t.co/eyz4u0pPeY

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@Doug_Lemov @ReadingShanahan Looking forward to reading your upcoming book!

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@ValentinaESL I’m staying!

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@PreKDudeTX @katyisd Congratulations, Jaymee!

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@lilkings08 @PamelaSnow2 @Learning_Ally Excellent conference! Many truths explained by Dr. Snow especially the RTI triangle analogy.

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@Learning_Ally I’m ready!! #SPOD24

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing this view of teaching phonics to ELs.

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Blast from the Past: Shoule We Teach Phonics to English Learners? https://t.co/tjqpzkkLOU

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

I always enjoy your posts. They remind me of things I have forgotten.

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Knowledge or comprehension -- what should we teach?
https://t.co/oba05D1kLi

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

Thanks for sharing the article and your research to keep teachers informed.

[Nate Joseph @NateJoseph19]

Would Fountas and Pinnell produce better learning results, if additional phonics was given?

https://t.co/4kfOyXFpcM

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@patricia_kassir @SBAI_SBISD @SBISD Congratulations, Ms. Kassir!

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

Great post!

[Right to Read Project @right2readproj]

On parent-blame by @PamelaSnow2
The wrong question is directed at parents: “Do/did you read to her at home?”

The right question for teachers and schools to ask is “Why is this child not progressing and how can we adjust our instruction to address this”?

https://t.co/CVH6uJC1Cx

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

Wise proverb.

[Dr. Tracy White-Weeden @weedentracy]

Systems change? Hard! There’s an African proverb that says, “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” Don’t let the opposition make you bitter, use it to make you better. Keep pressing on! #scienceofreading #Dyslexia @NeuhausEdCtr #leader

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

This is an eye opener. Thanks for sharing!

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@varshabajaj @PenguinClass I have not read your books, but you were recommended by Twitter. I’m an immigrant and a Houstonian! I’d love to read your book on immigration and discover your point of view. Thirst seems like a very eye opening book that relates to many problems that happen in our society.

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

Excelente article!

[Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. @janhasbrouck]

We "Reading Peaceniks" have been meeting over several years, seeking common ground in reading instruction to benefit ALL students. We wrote paper on early literacy that has been signed by 35 colleagues. Please read and share. @ReadingShanahan @ehanford
https://t.co/wcCYjDh3TO

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@janhasbrouck @ReadingShanahan @ehanford Excellent! Thanks for sharing 💕

[Soleil Roper PhD @soleilroper]

@maddaboutbooks @RutaSepetys @katy_libraries I have finished it too! Excellent!