Lynn Kirkland

What are we doing as teachers to help children develop a LOVE of reading?

When are we going to match the reader with our instruction based on multiple forms of assessment? NO program works for every child!

It should concern EVERY citizen of our nation that a political decision to ban this book has been made within Alabama. I stand with NAEYC! #DAPinECE #EquityinECE

“Who will be left behind with a restrictive switch to a single teaching method?” The only wrong way forward is trying to restrict which tools teachers can use to help them, lowering the bar for schools and underserving the readers who struggle most.” tinyurl.com/3tyfxrf5

Against telling students the objectives of each lesson ahead of time: is.gd/EXg5KC

Wide reading in self-selected books is one important way to build background knowledge and vocabulary. Library doors are a gateway to anywhere!

@GrahamYvonna And there is a difference between predicting and guessing.

When Emily Hanford called out bad literacy programs, she made a good point. But, I have four BIG questions about the podcast...in this post. Who Sold a Story buff.ly/3FgUMLb #SOR #Soldastory #reading #teaching #teachingreading #scienceofreading

3rd-grade retention hurts children. That is a research-based statement. Here is a podcast around that point. jenniferserravallo.com/podcast

When kids read, they have the chance to discover the world beyond them; when they write, they have the chance to discover the world within them. They need the opportunity to do both.

@geekeducator Ridiculous!

NO

This! 💯

To summarize some of the vast research on reading instruction & intervention, the brilliant @burnsmk1 thought of meta-analyzing studies from meta-analyses. Effects sizes below. W/@KellyBCartwrig1, in special issue edited by @kymyona_burk & @janhasbrouck psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-44…

Standardized testing, especially in elementary level is not only a massive waste of time and money, but has little to no impact on student learning.

@lester_laminack My copy arrived today!

@nathaliejacoby1 Insurance!

Any way we can quit spending money on the “curriculum of the year”, and take a deep dive into research-based literacy practices? All of them!

@YeagerChuck You are his legacy! 💔

This morning we sang one last time for dad. He smiled and passed peacefully. I cannot explain how much I will miss him. He was a hardworking, smart, and wonderful man. How honored and blessed I am to be his son. I love you, Daddy. Well done. You know the drill. ❤️💔

When any administrator says that we do not have a teacher shortage, take a deep dive into the numbers. We have schools that have 30 or more UNCERTIFIED teachers.

@nathaliejacoby1 Masks!

Merry Christmas from Hoover Girls Golf! 🎅🏻🎄🎁⛳️