The Sciences of Reading and Literacy

Teaching isn’t easy! 😂🤣 𝐃𝐚𝐝: “Keep your eyes on the ball.” 𝐊𝐢𝐝:

This makes my heart smile! Happy reading!!! ❤️❤️❤️

❤️ “We Can Draw and Think About It Ourselves”: Putting Culture and Race in Phonics Reading Research ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Genius at work. 🚧 For young children, problem solving is a lot like the scientific method. Faced with a challenge, they brainstorm and test potential solutions to see which, if any, are successful. Which leads us to this little scientist, whose favorite zoo exhibit has just closed; its access literally blocked by a park employee. Her first solution (“I’ll just slip through this small opening between you and the doorframe”) is a bust. But her second (“Would you come with me for a moment, there’s something I’d really like to show you over here”) works like a charm. You have to admire the deep, multi-step thinking involved here. And appreciate the zoo employee, who plays along gamely - despite knowing she’s about to be taken for a ride. What a joy to watch her developing mind at work. This video was shared to IG by littlegraysonrose.

How clever is this #BlackFriday ad from New York Public #Library!? Sounds like an unbeatable deal to us. 🤩

We can't all be teachers, but a very special thank you to everyone that is. I hope to get you some useful information over the next few weeks.

#ELL Strategy: See-Think-Wonder, w/ tips and examples! #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat colorincolorado.org/see-think-wond…

You’re not even 10! Need a smile? Check out the complex mathematical thinking that little Jacob displays here as he recounts a recent conversation with a his friend, Mark. Such a great grasp of time and number for such a little guy. If you enjoy this video, know that I could fill this entire account using the examples of his cleverness posted to his mom’s IG, which is donna_jabobs_mammy. Such a precocious thinker. Go give them a follow… definitely one of my favorites.

“We’re down by one point…” 🏀 Dozens of you tagged me yesterday on this lovely video of a family infusing a little dramatic play into their toddler’s indoor basketball practice. There’s so much to love here. Our hero’s enthusiastic high five and “Yes, Coach!” had me cheering along, even before the joyful celebration at the end. So fantastic to see the whole family celebrating his success. Watch his face when his parents react. He’s just so delighted. Fully expect to see this little star take over the NBA in 2046. This sweet family interaction via joyaking07 on TT.

Learn more about how you can use photo galleries in our new #ELL strategy library! colorincolorado.org/photo-gallery #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat @easkelton @TanKHuynh

Here's a positive story to end the week. @mychal3ts, the one-man public relations machine for libraries, on @KQED's #Rightnowish spreading the word about the coolest place in earth. ❤️ kqed.org/arts/13938083/…

Excellent article examining the question: “How can reading instruction best help students develop & flourish as literate beings in the ways that matter most?” & reimagines science of reading with a “bolder and broader vision” tinyurl.com/39tvbzjc

The Dyslexia Issue of LIteracy today is now online. It is FREE! Please do have a look. publuu.com/flip-book/2442…

Yep, mind boggling. (And pst: You're going to definitely want to tune in to Monday's episode of To the Classroom.) Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: jenniferserravallo.com/blog/conradi-s…

Time to move on from playing the blame game. Before this current mov’t in literacy ed we worked together. We talked about ALL the ways we could help the kids in their literacy journeys. Let’s get back to that.

Listen to my conversation with Tim Rasinski! Here or wherever you get your podcasts: jenniferserravallo.com/blog/tim-rasin…

Mark your calendar for this free event. Come through this Sunday to celebrate @GaryRGrayJr and his wonderful new book. And the incredible @bottomshelfbks will be there! Spread the word fam. Looking forward to this.

In this week's interview, Ken Nesbit gives us a cook's tour of his website. His website contains a treasure trove of resources, including children's poems and literacy lessons. Please have a look and a listen! doctorsam7.blog/2023/09/30/ken…

Systematic review & meta-analysis: readers' theater showed effects on fluency (accuracy, automaticity, and prosody) and on comprehension. Appreciate that readers' theater can act as a pedagogical bridge between word reading & comprehension. 🌉💗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…