Mrs. Dampier

We have an amazing group of dedicated educators who are here this week to learn best practices for teaching Multilingual Language Learners. #ETFOSA

I've been challenged to completely rethink Reading Fluency. After looking into what @ReadingShanahan really says about reading fluency, here's how every teacher can efficiently implement it in their classroom this year🧵👇

As I return to classroom teaching this fall, I've been revisiting Barak Rosenshine's "Principles of Instruction" for practical, research-backed teaching strategies. His approach cuts through the noise with clear, actionable guidance about what actually works in classrooms - like starting each class with a quick 5-minute review, breaking complex tasks into small steps, and checking understanding with specific questions rather than just asking "Does everyone get it?" For my high school English classes, I'm particularly drawn to his emphasis on modeling and guided practice. Rather than just assigning essays and hoping for the best, Rosenshine's research suggests thinking aloud while I analyze a passage or draft a paragraph, showing students exactly how experienced readers and writers work. Then students try these same strategies with immediate feedback - practicing thesis statements together, working through text analysis in pairs, and getting real-time corrections and encouragement. The research strongly supports scaffolding complex tasks like literary analysis or argumentative writing. This means providing concrete supports - like sentence starters for analysis, structured paragraph templates, or revision checklists - while students are learning, then gradually removing these supports as students gain confidence. Rosenshine advocates for maintaining a high success rate (around 80%) during practice, ensuring students master each step before moving on to independent work. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ971…

Great news for those using UFLI, an Intervention Placement Test has been released. @UFLiteracy is really the gift that keeps on giving!!! You can also go to their toolbox page and scroll to the bottom to find it. In the meantime, here is a shortcut ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/upl… Thanks to @HollyLanePhD and @burnsmk1 and their team for this wonderful addition to their already amazing program. (The image is not a link.)

Hot off the press! @UFLiteracy now has an Intervention Placement Test to help you figure out where to begin interventions for specific students. Scoring patterns tell you which UFLI lesson you should start with. This is going to be really helpful! ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/upl…

I created a Morpheme Deck that connects w/ Morpheme Magic *Print front to back (flip on short edge) so the morphemes will match with their meaning on the back. This is a work in progress, so if you see ways to improve these, let me know! 🙂 drive.google.com/file/d/1iGDyW4…

I moved away from traditional booklogs to this home support package for my intervention groups. I made a few changes, but thank you to @jennivanrees and @ONlit_social for sharing these fabulous resources for free for teachers!

"High school students exposed to explicit instruction in reading & math are significantly outperforming their peers, a comprehensive study involving 16,000 students has uncovered..step-by-step teaching & consistent feedback..advancing academic outcomes" bnnbreaking.com/world/australi…

The Dampiers held on for three wins on Family Feud Canada tbnewswatch.com/local-news/the…

I have been traveling around asking some very famous people about their favorite teachers, and tomorrow I will officially be launching the “My Favorite Teacher” campaign with the help of @people and one of America’s favorite people.🍎❤️ #MyFavoriteTeacher