Adela F. Bertrand

⁦⁦@MichaelPetrilli⁩ Yes, excellence for all is equity! “excellence is the antidote to inequality—excellent teaching, excellent classroom management, excellent implementation, and a culture of excellence and high expectations.” open.substack.com/pub/edadvance/…

The human brain is designed to have faith. Once we hold a belief it is held in the amygdala, and it screens all incoming information to protect existing beliefs. During this Christmas season, as you celebrate your faith, know that the human brain is designed to believe.

Schools whose staffs become skillful at promoting protective factors will see an improvement in the academic & behavioral performance of students regardless of presenting issues. Resiliency research provides schools w a proven strength-based approach 4 improving student outcomes.

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022 | Edutopia edutopia.org/article/the-10…

Why aren't kids being taught to read? | Hard Words | APM Reports apmreports.org/episode/2018/0…

Four Things Carvalho Learned From Following Chronically Absent Students – The 74 “We want these students to feel supported by the collective weight of our system. They should feel that they are not alone in navigating their education.” the74million.org/article/four-t…

Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read - TIME #UntilTheyAllCanRead #TeamMonroe apple.news/AOz5Gs2lYTuiub…

Great resources to augment practice during core instruction. Best of all, aligned with the SoR!

Confronting 5 Damaging Educational Myths | American Enterprise Institute - AEI - As I start a new school year, I will work with my teachers to eradicate these pernicious myths. A great article for all educators to read. Thank you, ⁦⁦@rpondiscio⁩ aei.org/op-eds/confron…

@DrCarlosUlloaJr Congratulations, Dr. Ulloa!

Tonight I received a request to submit a proposal to author 30 books for a kindergarten reading series. Yes, in English! Feeling like Selena.

Today is Trisomy-18 awareness day. That is the chromosome disorder my daughter had. She passed away last July. Nothing made her happier than connecting with people. Please teach your children that all children want to connect, and teach them how. latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/…

“The bottom line for me is that no one is a non responder. No matter how severely delayed the students, they will respond to intervention provided they are given the right instruction and in the right amounts.” - Steve Truch @reading_league

Blast from the Past: Is there any meaningful difference between comprehension skills and strategies? #sthash.j0VgWI3M.dpbs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/comprehen…

“Our schools ought to be places that foster this common development of a robust language through both basic literacy and shared texts.” fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Learning never stops! Great article from Dr. @Jechev

Specifics of Oral Reading Fluency for Older Kids #sthash.C06cVYmd.dpbs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/teaching-…

Ruby Bridges speaks at Notre Dame “Bridges placed responsibility for children's learned attitudes about race with parents…"That's why I know that it is not our kids. It is us. It is adults. We are responsible for what we see playing out today." southbendtribune.com/story/news/202…

Uh oh, here he goes again: RIP to advanced phonemic awareness #sthash.aQXSYQqQ.dpbs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/rip-to-ad…