Julie Clumpus
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Julie Clumpus
@JClumpus
21st Century Teacher and Learner. Committed to evidence-based instruction. Structured Literacy advocate. Direct Instruction supporter. Tweets are my own.





























Students who lack foundational word recognition skills can struggle to comprehend what they read. Vocabulary must be taught explicitly, in a way that engages all of the parts of the brain associated with word recognition. One way to do this is through the POSSUM approach. Learn more about this approach in our past blog post: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/blog/2023/05/e…










We've heard lots of great questions about screening recently! Ever wondered why screening subtests are timed? Catch this quick video from @MsBrossLearn to explore the importance of understanding a student's accuracy AND automaticity with essential literacy skills!












