SOLID Start Team

This is the SOLID Start (Science, Oral Language, and Literacy Development from the Start of School) Team from Michigan State University.

[Tanya S. Wright @TanyaSWright]

Super excited to share our American Educator article focused on meaningful #writing experiences for young children. Always fun to write with the amazing @DrGerde & @garyebingham! Read it here: https://t.co/N0TJ6DoR8I
@MSUCollegeofEd @AFTunion

[Amelia Wenk Gotwals @ameliagotwals]

Student view: Make reading aloud to kids count https://t.co/8zojyKaoth

[Tanya S. Wright @TanyaSWright]

Check out this new open access article on literacy coaching by Dr. Sharon Walpole @BookwormsRW in the newest #TheReadingTeacher at https://t.co/ZDN5MgLVMh

[Tanya S. Wright @TanyaSWright]

Excited to be with our @SOLIDStartTeam1 group and with amazing teachers for in person professional learning! @ameliagotwals @AriannaPikus @Richar_Samantha @MSUCollegeofEd

[Wendi Vogel @VogelWendi]

When a literacy expert helps K-2 Ts see how science supports literacy development and it is detrimental to Ss if it is left out, me = ❤️. Thx @TanyaSWright @ameliagotwals for joining us at #MiELA. #textsets #readalouds #groupwork #engagement #purposefulwriting @kentisd

[Richard Bacolor @richbacolor]

Sat down in the shade to work on 1st grade @SOLIDStartTeam1 Sky Patterns Lesson 4...now I need to move my chair...the lesson is about tracking the sun throughout the day. #scienceisreal #keepteachingscience #throughouttheday @ameliagotwals @TanyaSWright

[Amelia Wenk Gotwals @ameliagotwals]

A master's student colleague is conducting a survey to learn how MS and HS science teachers are engaging students in SEPs during virtual learning. Please participate if you have time! #NGSS #NGSSChat @NGSS_tweeps @NGSSphenomena @ngssSfocus https://t.co/OjpOguiUAS

[SOLID Start Team @SOLIDStartTeam1]

New @MSTAMich journal includes an article from
@SOLIDStartTeam1 Science and Literacy Team Up to Support Young Children's Sensemaking @ameliagotwals @TanyaSWright @Richar_Samantha https://t.co/iKrDz7sNng

[Richard Bacolor @richbacolor]

@dyereliz @nellkduke @OkheeLee_ @TanyaSWright @ameliagotwals all convincingly make a case here that science practices engage multiple literacy practices. Win-win. Let’s make that time & support Ts too. #ngsschat https://t.co/teEe8jsuSX

[Richard Bacolor @richbacolor]

@NGSS_tweeps Fix spaces not people is one thing I try to prioritize. So I am constantly looking for ways to help Ts co-construct norms of argumentation WITH students. @OpenSciEd is one example, & have seen this in similar work with younger students too! @SOLIDStartTeam1

[Kate Rossetter @kirossetter]

Thank you to @TanyaSWright @ameliagotwals and Amber for helping to grow our staff’s knowledge around SOLID Science! We appreciated time to ask questions and take a look at the next unit! #SOLIDscience #OneHowell

[Amelia Wenk Gotwals @ameliagotwals]

We can use everyday materials to build models and find patterns in data. @SOLIDStartTeam1 Kindergarten Boxcar Challenge Unit https://t.co/CDYMzcNlEx @TanyaSWright

[Tanya S. Wright @TanyaSWright]

Yes we can support children to plan and carry out investigations with everyday materials! SOLID Start 1st Grade Reading Under Cover Unit on our website. @SOLIDStartTeam1 @NGSS_tweeps @ameliagotwals @MSUCollegeofEd https://t.co/E4tCB3W87h

[Amelia Wenk Gotwals @ameliagotwals]

Check out the new book from @TanyaSWright!

[Richard Bacolor @richbacolor]

@wagnerlearning I spy with my little eye...science and literacy integration! 🔎📚🧪@TanyaSWright @ameliagotwals @SOLIDStartTeam1

[Tanya S. Wright @TanyaSWright]

Early childhood DRK-12 projects featured including our @SOLIDStartTeam1 work! @ameliagotwals @MSUCollegeofEd https://t.co/K6pNYqyGRQ

[@NGSS_tweeps @NGSS_tweeps]

*admin* We are so grateful to the @SOLIDStartTeam1 lead by @TanyaSWright and @ameliagotwals for taking over last week to bring forward a convo around sci & lit in early elementary. Thanks for showing the why and the how: the research and resource. It was a great week!

[@NGSS_tweeps @NGSS_tweeps]

A favorite @SOLIDStartTeam1 K unit is "Boxcar Challenge" where students watch a video of a soapbox derby, build model boxcars, and ask how they can make boxcars go fast and far. Find this unit and others at https://t.co/cxujC5z91E. @ameliagotwals @TanyaSWright @KirstenDEdwards

[Amelia Wenk Gotwals @ameliagotwals]

A favorite @SOLIDStartTeam1 K unit is "Boxcar Challenge." After watching a Soapbox Derby race #phenomenon, students ask how they can build model boxcars and make them move fast and far!! @kirossetter @KirstenDEdwards @ameliagotwals @TanyaSWright #Engineering

[@NGSS_tweeps @NGSS_tweeps]

Distance Learning Tip of the Day: Using everyday materials is important so families are more likely to have them at home. For example, building the boxcar with paper, tape and small matchbox cars. Then make a ramp out of whatever is around! @SOLIDStartTeam1 @KirstenDEdwards #NGSS