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Pair the Phonics & Spelling chapter from Teaching Reading Across the Day with this convo I had w/ Jan Wasowicz & John Walker on the power of speech-to-print. 🎧 Listen here: jenniferserravallo.com/blog/walker-an… 📘 Then read the chapter for practical, brain-based phonics routines.

I captured this from a conversation with my coauthors. So much truth to this.

🧠 Working memory is crucial for learning! These strategies will help your students improve their memory retention and stay focused in class. Explore these strategies for working memory today!👇👇👇 sbee.link/9npgwmehyd #learning #edutwitter #educoach

Scaffolds are meant to be TEMPORARY. Otherwise, we'd still be looking at the Statue of Liberty like this... It's no different for learning. Scaffolds were meant to be used & then eventually taken down.

Wait…so it’s not just about the letters on the page??? Who knew? 🤯🤦🏼‍♀️ 🤣 I love that we are shifting into this conversation…it feels like it’s been forever.

Why is reading fluency so important? 👀 Mark your calendars 📅 Get your podcast apps ready📱 ow.ly/4MF550U3mMX 👉 Tomorrow's BRAND NEW podcast episode features Maryanne Wolf and Melissa Orkin discussing a multi-component approach to fluency.🎧

Note to self: “Schools don’t exist so that adults can have jobs. Schools exist for kids.” -@KidsDeserveIt If we are making decisions with an adult centered focus, we have lost our purpose. It’s not about you. It’s not about me. It’s about… KIDS.

It's so important for teachers to understand the implications of Cognitive Load Theory & the limitations of working memory for their students. But it's just as important for them to understand the importance of those things for themselves... A🧵

Congrats @mariapwalther!! Another practical book filled with the best children’s lit and use-tomorrow teaching suggestions. May this book spread far and wide.

“If kids are not learning the way we teach then we must teach the way they learn.”

Although advocating for TEACHERS and TEACHER AUTONOMY has always been crucial Now more than ever, when advocating, CENTER and CITE the voices of WOMEN teachers and scholars who are EDUCATORS Not men, not cognitive scientists, not journalists, not people selling

Small group shouldn’t be a one size fits all! Each student is different some need refresher in one meeting, some need gradual release!

@ssvincent And this today 🙌🏼

Anyone else listening to Seidenberg speak at the Accelerate Literacy summit?? Everyone should be. He is calling for dialing back Science of Reading as it’s currently being implemented. He’s making the same points so MANY of us have made. Point after point.

Spent time writing about writing today. Such a gift to get to something I love and call it “work”. @EduDreamStation ✏️📓#TheBESTisYetToCome

How does one become a reader? Teaching skills/strategies is clearly important. But it's not the only factor in a reader's story. (Adapted from "Teaching Readers, Not Reading: Beyond Skills and Strategies to Reader-Focused Instruction" by @PETERAFFLERBAC1, @guilfordpress)

Happy mail day! @JSerravallo

Making teacher clarity a top focus is a game-changer. How has #teacherclarity helped your instruction? Share your experiences, and let's grow together. #VisibleLearning

New on the blog today (with new posts planned every couple of weeks!) Hope it's helpful. Would love to hear your thoughts. jenniferserravallo.com/blog/5-tips-fo…

Who is a multiplier for you? I have a long list that I am so thankful for. 💗