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Young minds are buzzing with curiosity! 🧠✨ With no time to waste, ARC Core® students learn to read and read to learn from the first day of Kindergarten! 🌿🐝

Exciting news! 🎉 We now offer Decodable Text Anthologies for Whole Group Instruction—perfect for building knowledge AND foundational skills. And just look how stunning they are! 😍📚 #ReadingSuccess #DecodableTexts #EarlyLiteracy

Let students' curiosity lead the way with ARC Core®! 🧠✨ Give your students the voice and the choice they need to become the ARCitects of their own learning!

Knowledge building is contagious! Warning: May cause an insatiable thirst for learning. View the full webinar featuring Irvin Scott, Ed.D., Senior Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and guest speakers from districts in WI and NY: youtu.be/KkHEurj3gFw

ARC Core has been recognized as one of only four systematic phonics programs that “get it right” by Student Achievement Partners. Read about the effectiveness of a structured phonics program at: buff.ly/3zwQy1m #ARCCore #Phonics #ExperiencetheDifference

After engaging breakout sessions, we are back in the main session! Matt is leading the group through a reflection on the five literacy accelerators for effective instructional practice. #ARCLearns

Superintendent Royal visited Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s 5th-grade class at Curvin to read to them as part of the @ReadWithMalcolm #readbowl. The book, "When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left," is written by local author @MarcCola3 and local Illustrator @peterhreynolds

"Family isn’t always blood, it’s the people in your life who want you in theirs: the ones who accept you for who you are, the ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.” #MayaAngelou

"Content is not the lift, it is the draw." Dr. Davis notes that equity is at the heart of knowledge-building curricula. It bridges achievement gaps and ensures every student has a fair chance to succeed #ARCLearns

Did you know the IRLA® can predict reading proficiency on standardized tests? It's true! The evidence is in our Research Brief. Check out the correlations between scores on the IRLA and CT, DE, OR, WA, and WY state tests. #IRLA #EdResearch youtu.be/2BmRzPfr-wo

Join @CattsHugh and @SoniaCabell as they discuss the nature of comprehension, the role of knowledge, the promise of content-rich literacy instruction, and ways to think about assessing comprehension beyond traditional measures. ​ Register Today: buff.ly/3PiGGhx

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#StartingNow The ⚡power hour ⚡️ is about to begin with @KellyBCartwrig1 and @BarberTaboada! Tune in and follow #ARCLearns for today's key takeaways.

Mikey was a student who exhibited some of the most extreme behaviors for a young student. He had already received three superintendent level suspensions before he completed third grade. Mikey had more days out of school than in school. The behaviors included many physical altercations with students and staff, destruction of school property, consistent and significant disruption of the classroom (and school), and eloping from campus. As principal, I really should have been listed as the teacher of record for Mikey, since he was in my office every day for several hours. Mikey was off-task pretty close to 100% of the time. Nothing in my toolbox worked well to reduce the negative behaviors. A colleague suggested that we give him a “special job” in the building with more responsibility than his behaviors had warranted. At first I thought this was a very bad idea. But what choice did I have? Nothing else had worked. Worst case scenario, this too wouldn’t work and I would be in no worse place than where I had started. I asked for his recommendation. He suggested that we put him in charge of announcing the buses at arrival and dismissal. I told him that this sounded like a really bad idea. The thought of giving Mikey a walkie-talkie seemed to be a recipe for disaster. Mikey used words that even made me blush. Each classroom had a walkie in it too. I could just picture the damage control that I would have to do after Mikey used a four-letter word for the whole world to hear. My colleague reminded me about what I had to lose and the fact that nothing else had worked. I went digging in our school’s basement and found an old bright orange crossing guard vest (circa 1985), a really beat up “Lil Captain” badge, and a Radio Shack walkie-talkie. On Friday afternoon, I called Mikey down to my office. I asked if he would be interested in a job at school. He asked for some information about the job. I told him that we really needed help with buses arriving and leaving each day since Dr. P was really bad at it. Mikey agreed that Dr. P was really bad at it and he said that he would like that job. I gave him his uniform and asked that he report on Monday morning. Very early on Monday morning, I heard a mini-van door slam closed. I looked out the window and recognized the mini-van and the student walking up our sidewalk. Mikey walked straight into my office with a dry cleaning bag over his shoulder. He sat the bag down and pulled out a perfectly cleaned and ironed crossing guard vest with a very shiny badge on it. Mikey put these items on and saluted me. He said, “Captain Mikey reporting for duty sir”. He then took out the walkie-talkie. It had a “Captain Mikey” label on it (his mom must have used a home labeling machine to make this for him). I looked carefully at him and realized that he was completely serious, completely excited about his new job, and had a big smile across his face (I had never seen him smile before). Mikey was very successful with calling buses as they arrived. In addition, our dismissal process ran like clockwork with Captain Mikey on the job. I have to admit that he was much better at this job than I was. Captain Mikey expanded his job description to help younger kids as they crossed in front of the buses. He even became the king of giving fellow students high fives and morning greetings. Mikey’s behaviors reduced by at least 95% almost immediately. Even students with the most challenging behaviors have the potential for turning it around. Mikey rose to the occasion, felt needed, experienced success for perhaps the first time, and his behaviors improved significantly. Thank you for doing whatever it takes to help students to succeed in school and life! Join the “Maslow Before Bloom” Facebook group: Facebook.com/groups/maslowb…

Literacy IS Freedom. Thank you to our partners, our team, and educators across the country for everything you do to improve reading outcomes for our kids. ❤️ #IndependenceDay #July4th

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Grateful for the support of education champion Jennifer Carney! "Having seen her on the front lines working with families, I have total faith that Sandra will work hard in Washington to create a better life for Rhode Islanders." - Pawtucket School Committee Member @CarneyLiteracy

"Today, the People's House – your house – sends a clear message to the country and to the world. America is a nation of pride." - @POTUS @JoeBiden 🏳️‍🌈 #NOH8

I'm in this race for my children, and because kids deserve a strong advocate. I'm committed to working hard on education, childcare, gun safety, climate, cost of living and more - so that ALL kids can have a safe, healthy childhood and a livable future. Happy Children's Day!