Josh Baker

Some of us are incredibly busy putting out fires. Remember to save some water for the plants! ❤️

@mandercorn I was once not selected to move on to another round of interviews. The reason they gave was I “used too big of words.” The model lesson was with 4th graders. I told them they were right, this probably wasn’t a good fit.

Today my 3 year old came home and shared the word "metamorphosis" from her class study of caterpillars, while my 5 year old shared the word "bioluminescence" from his class study of fireflies. #universalpreK #NYC #knowledge #vocabulary

Very important conclusion: "Worry about what you don't get to read" "Science of Reading" Media Advocacy Continues to Mislead radicalscholarship.com/2022/04/24/sci… via @plthomasEdD

Response To Long-Term Impacts of Reading Recovery Through Third and Fourth Grade: A Regression Discontinuity Study From 2011-12 Through 2016-17 readingrecovery.org/response-to-lo…

Independent reading is where students can build volume and a love 💕 of reading!

@Jess_Keating I suppose that’s true. Nothing says “unrealistic” about male flying reindeer enchanted by magical corn from the Winter Warlock more, than the fact that they haven’t shed their antlers for some reason. 😆🤐

"The Dot" Give Away! Retweet & share if you love book & we'll choose a winner at random to receive an autographed copy of THE DOT by @peterhreynolds Winner chosen Oct 29th! Use hashtag #winthedot

Getting ready to teach students how to use zoom. I’m putting this in the “experimenting with your tools” category.

Tim Rasinski Meets Me in St. Louis to Talk About the Art and Science of Reading by Dr. Sam Bommarito doctorsam7.blog/2020/08/15/tim…

@MrAdamRex So it seems like most of your followers love great...but old... music. How about something newer and outside the box like “more than you know” by Axwell and Ingrosso, or “The Middle” by Zedd. The second probably being slightly more palatable to those with a more classic taste.

My son and I do this thing we call Battle of the Bands. I play 2 songs, he decides which one advances. Next day I play that song and a new one, repeat. Which is why I need suggestions for what might finally evict The Final Countdown from his 8 y.o. heart, because enough's enough.

“No amount of testing can engender a love of reading,” Listening to Nikki Grimes close out the National Reading Recovery Conference. #nccbus @rrcna_org

Sometimes we just need to slow down and READ! #nccbus

Adria Klein: Are we teaching towards independence? @adriaklein_read #nccbus

Hearing from @DouglasReeves #nccbus

Table the labels. Beliefs drive language; language drives practice. It's not about reading abilities; it's about reading behaviors. We must always keep this in mind. @Stephharvey49 #nccbus

Day 2 Session 2 well underway...Oral Language: Always a Resource for Literacy Learning...so informative and helpful! @kaye_reading #nccbus

You're very welcome! Thanks for being there.#nccbs

“Kids need plenty of time to just plain read....text they can and want to read.” Thank you @Stephharvey49 for reminding us of the importance of dedicating daily time to independent reading.

So good to be with you this morning!!

@MrAdamRex The pain is real #dadsolidarity

@MrBakerTeaches Mine increasingly calls me one thing at home and another thing in public.

Good morning. Today, for the first time, my son failed to reach for my hand as I walked him to the school gate. In lieu of flowers please send your dankest memes.