
Donna Kolakowski
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Donna Kolakowski
@EducatorKola
Executive Coach for ARC, Former Principal and Supervisor of Elem. Ed., Excited about Education and Innovation
Lewes, DE Katılım Temmuz 2013
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I’m participating in Walk MS in honor of my birthday in April. This event brings people living with MS and those closest to them together in a powerful way. Your support puts us one step closer to a cure. Can I count on you? Donate today! do.nr/uovwtl2v via @DonorDrive
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Please share this!! The strands DO NOT develop independently! DO NOT!!!!!
Susan Neuman@SusanBneuman
I’ve spent a lot of time discussing Scarborough’s Reading Rope lately- here’s what I wish everyone knew 1⃣ The strands do not develop independently. Growth on one affects growth on others- e.g. improving decoding skills enables readers to ⬆️ their vocabularies by reading text.
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@drguido04 @DEDeptofEd Congrats, Darren! You will love retirement!!!
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A @sscsdschools kindergarten student show how their work with letter formation, spacing, spelling of high-frequency words, self-expression, and communication of scientific knowledge grew over four months.
Now that’s what we call #results - ow.ly/oYLI50NIskN

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Building Background Knowledge in Science Improves Reading Comprehension ow.ly/NpiO50NGpkx via @UKnowHGSE
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Don’t waste any time with the back and forth going on! This is solid when it comes to word reading and then there is MUCH MORE! #Knowledge Like always @ReadSimplified nails it! How Children Learn to Read - the Science of Reading by Sound | Phonics Hero phonicshero.com/how-children-l…
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@DrNikmiller @SeafordBluejays Good luck! You will be amazing!
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I remember the first time I left my classroom and the amount of trips it took to move all that I “needed” 😊 now first day back @SeafordBluejays everything I have/need for my office fits easily into the back of my vehicle. Excited for my first day back! #newadventure
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Decoding necessary to reading, but INSUFFICIENT. Yes kids need phonemic awareness but no one ever became a reader because they were psyched about consonant blends. See 10 dimensions of reading necessary to joy+love+deep engagement
#Reading #English
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Another #firstweek activity is to have students organize their Drive. Have you ever looked at their #Googledrive?? It's similar to looking under their bed! #messy
Too many times we assume Ss have #Google skills and don't explicitly teach them.
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1 of the problems w/ Science of Reading:"What’s happening in NYC reflects broader trend where teachers are expected to negotiate contradictory pressures to teach reading in culturally relevant way but assess reading in ways that strips it of all relevance"
edweek.org/teaching-learn…
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We need hope, agency, dignity as teachers, students, citizens. How can we promote these through what we do/don't do? Opinion | I stopped reading the news. Is the problem me — or the product? #teacherstudent #PBL #pblchat
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
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I'm finishing writing a book on how to help kids recognize +deal with information pollution and their own cognitive biases (how social media manipulates you.) I just saw this visual which is right on point for this project!
#PBL #PBLchat #teacherstudent
visualcapitalist.com/problems-with-…
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What Fact-Checkers Know About Media Literacy—and Students Should, Too edutopia.org/article/what-f…
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Happy #EarthDay!🌎To celebrate, I'm giving away a copy of ONE TURTLE'S LAST STRAW, which swims into bookstores in 3 weeks!🎉📚
🐢To enter, just retweet and follow!
🐢Tag a friend for a bonus entry!
@Soaring20sPB @randomhousekids

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@markseidenberg I won't take a position on the dispute on PA, etc., but what concerns me most about "science of reading" efforts is that they often omit the need to start building academic knowledge early. The evidence is clear. Focusing on decoding alone won't ensure literacy for most kids.
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