Elaine Reyna

Just wanting a few things before I go back to work on 1-6-2020. My students would love a few novels. #clearthelist #singleteacherlife @support_a_teach #teachertwitter #shrinkthelist amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

I was just discussing this with my colleague. This is a must read.

A Popular Method for Teaching Phonemic Awareness Doesn't Boost Reading edweek.org/teaching-learn…

If kids can’t read at the end of 4th grade, then they shouldn’t graduate to 5th grade until they can. Artificially “passing” students & patting them on the back isn’t compassion. It’s cruelty.

"There may be incidental learning, but overall students were skipping through to the product with a superficial understanding of spelling and grammar. Workshops are not intended for novices."

“There may be incidental learning, but overall students were skipping through to the product with a superficial understanding of spelling and grammar. Workshops are not intended for novices.” @jettybe3 on the issues with Teachers College Writing Workshop approach:

This! 👇

I had another wonderful opportunity to discuss reading fluency with @literacypodcast. We focused on the importance of automaticity (plus some other HOT topics related to fluency, including interpreting ORF scores!). Drops May 30. I'd love to hear what you think.

Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. apmreports.org/story/2025/02/…

Friends, This is do-not-miss professional learning from Nancy Lewis Hennessy and Julia Salamone: Comprehension: The Challenges of Implementing Effective Instruction, offered at the Lunch & Lit session from the Right to Read Project. x.com/right2readproj It is overflowing with effective, explicit, evidence-informed practices to enhance comprehension. I guarantee you will watch it more than once, you will stop the recording during the viewing and take notes, and you will think deeply about how to apply this knowledge and the related practices to your instruction. If you have not yet read, The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Lewis Hennessy and its companion, The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Activity Book A Practice & Planning Guide for Teachers, by Nancy Lewis Hennessy and Julia Salamone, what are you waiting for? Some professional books are seminal text, must haves, and these two books, are just that. The session recording can be found here: us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/QBAr4… All the Lunch & Lit session recordings, from our field's best researchers and practitioners can be found here: righttoreadproject.com/lunch-lit-2/

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer. The longer we wait to intervene and support students the wider the gap gets and the more challenging it will be to overcome. Reading struggles don't go away with time, they get better with intervention.

Have you tried SINGLE POINT RUBRICS? It changed this teacher's life❗👇 Find out how this simple tool can transform your grading and feedback process. sbee.link/vm74xyk8t6 via @LucyKirchh #teaching #learning #k12

She is right !!!

Teacher friends and ed leaders, hear me out. When it comes to novice readers, centerwork/literacy rotations are not where the magic happens. Not even close.

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A well-crafted rubric serves as more than just a grading tool; it's a pathway for offering constructive feedback to students, guiding them toward mastering specific learning targets. 🌟🎯 sbee.link/vpqed8wmhu via @middleweb #teachertwitter #learning #educoach

So many do not!