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Comment STUDY if you’re searching for a learning Comment STUDY if you’re searching for a learning community this summer! 🏖 If you love the @scholasticteachers Science of Reading in Practice series, we’re hosting a DOUBLE FEATURE Book Study! 💜🧡 🏊‍♀️ June: Small Groups, Big Results by Julia B. Lindsey (@juliablindsey ) Your Leaders: Julia (@juliablindsey ) Elizabeth (@elizabeth_readingslp ) Justin (@sorformore_llc ) Sydney (@thelisteningslp ) Rebecca (@daydreamingaboutdata ) Sarah (@snippetsbysarah , @logosliteracyacademy ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom ) 🎸 July: Rock Your Literacy Block by Lindsay Kemeny (@lindsaykemeny ) Your Leaders: Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom ) MeQuel (@mequelboldenconsulting ) Heidi (@droppinknowledgewithheidi ) Meghan (@alwaysmoretolearn ) Leah (@theearlyliteracycoach ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Yvette (@the_lit_teacher , @phonicsreadalouds ) Q&A with Lindsay (@lindsaykemeny ) I also know of two other wonderful communities hosting studies this summer, too! Dr. Stephanie Stollar of @readingscienceacademy & Kate Winn (@katethismomloves ) are hosting a study on their book, “Reading Assessment Done Right”! Sara Marye from @thestellarteachercompany also is hosting a study on “Making Words Stick” (written by Dr. Katie Pace Miles @thereadinginstitutenyc & Dr. Molly Ness @a_reading_mother ) I sure hope you join us — but hey, at the end of the day, we’re in this work together! Comment STUDY for a link to all 3 communities! #summerbookstudy #smallgroupsbigresults #rockyourliteracyblock #readingassessmentdoneright #makingwordsstick
When most educators hear MTSS, they often think in When most educators hear MTSS, they often think intervention. In this conversation, Dr. Sarah Brown and Dr. Kimberly Gibbons challenge us to rethink MTSS as a school improvement framework, not simply a system for identifying students who need extra support. If we want different outcomes for students, we have to examine the systems, instruction, and decision-making processes that produced the outcomes we have today. 📚 Plus, if you enjoy this conversation, I highly recommend their book, “Effective Universal Instruction”. Comment UNIVERSAL for a link to listen! 🎧 👇 …and let me know your favorite takeaway from this episode! ✨One more treat!✨ This podcast is brought to you by Reading Science Academy (@readingscienceacademy), where our friend Stephanie Stollar is giving Literacy in Color listeners an exclusive, free grouping resource bundle to help you turn fall screening data into skill-based groups that actually move students forward. #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #mtss #tier1instruction
Summer is shaping up to be a busy one! ☀️📚 Summer is shaping up to be a busy one! ☀️📚 We are so excited to be sharing literacy learning in four incredible communities this summer. From word recognition to fluency and morphology to vocabulary, we’ll be diving into practical strategies that teachers can take straight back to the classroom. 🗓️ June 15 – Reach All Readers Plus Membership @reachallreaders ✨ Practical Morphology Instruction for K–3 Teachers 🗓️ June 24 – The Educator Summit (Summer ’26) @theeducatorsummit ✨ Building Fluency the Right Way 🗓️ July 20 – Building Readers for Life Conference @theliteracynest ✨ Beyond Definitions: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Building Brilliant Lexicons 🗓️ July 20 – Science of Reading Summit @thrivelitcorner ✨ Putting the Meaning into Mapping Whether you’re spending your summer by the pool, at the beach, or filling your teacher toolbox, we’d love to learn alongside you! 💛 Comment SUMMER for more details! Which session are you most excited about? Let us know below! ⬇️ #professionallearning #teacherpd #scienceofreading
🎙️ What if comprehension isn’t a strategy p 🎙️ What if comprehension isn’t a strategy problem… but a fluency and vocabulary opportunity? I had the absolute pleasure of turning the tables on two of my favorite podcasters, Melissa Loftus and Lori Sappington from Melissa & Lori Love Literacy (@literacypodcast & @sorinpractice). We unpacked why comprehension is so difficult to teach — along with the critical roles fluency and vocabulary have to play. Comment DUO for a link to listen! 🎧 👇 …and what’s one fluency or vocabulary routine that has made a big difference in your classroom? ✨One more treat!✨ This podcast is brought to you by Reading Science Academy (@readingscienceacademy), where our friend Stephanie Stollar is giving Literacy in Color listeners an exclusive, free grouping resource bundle to help you turn fall screening data into skill-based groups that actually move students forward. #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #sorinpractice #theliteracy50 #literacypodcast
☀️Comment SUNSHINE to join us for the SOR Summ ☀️Comment SUNSHINE to join us for the SOR Summer Book Study! Swipe ⬅️ for all the details! 🏊‍♀️ June: Small Groups, Big Results by Dr. Julia B. Lindsey Your Leaders: Julia (@juliablindsey ) Elizabeth (@elizabeth_readingslp ) Justin (@sorformore_llc ) Sydney (@thelisteningslp ) Rebecca (@daydreamingaboutdata ) Sarah (@snippetsbysarah ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom ) 🎸 July: Rock Your Literacy Block by Lindsay Kemeny Your Leaders: Lindsay (@lindsaykemeny ) MeQuel (@mequelboldenconsulting ) Heidi (@droppinknowledgewithheidi ) Meghan (@alwaysmoretolearn ) Leah (@theearlyliteracycoach ) Yvette (@the_lit_teacher ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom )
😓 If small groups feel overwhelming, confusing, 😓 If small groups feel overwhelming, confusing, or impossible to manage sometimes… you are definitely not alone! Comment SUNSHINE to join us! 🏖 Teachers are expected to differentiate instruction, target student needs, provide meaningful practice, and give immediate feedback ALL during a tiny part of the day. That’s why we’re reading “Small Groups, Big Results” by Dr. Julia B. Lindsey (@juliablindsey ) for our June Summer Book Study ☀️📚 This book helps answer the biggest questions teachers have about small groups and gives you practical, research-based routines you can actually use in your classroom. Comment SUNSHINE to join us! 🏖 #smallgroupinstruction #scienceofreading #smallgroupsbigresults #readingteacher #teacherbookstudy
Vocabulary is so much more than a weekly word list Vocabulary is so much more than a weekly word list. ✨ It fuels comprehension. It strengthens writing. It supports speaking, listening, and thinking. Perhaps most importantly… it gives students access to the world around them. I absolutely loved this conversation with Dr. Tim Rasinski, Melissa Cheesman Smith, and Savannah Campbell all about their newest resource: The Megabook of Vocabulary. In fact, I’d say both the conversation and the book are divine! 🥰🥰 Comment MEGA for a link to listen! 🎧 #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #megabookofvocabulary #scholasticteachers

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