What are some administrative barriers to schools achieving student literacy success through their RTI/MTSS plans? Sometimes we have to have the uncomfortable conversations. These slides are from a series I facilitated with some brave NYS school leaders. #EduCoach #EduChat

During family-teacher conferences tomorrow afternoon, I get to work with a room full of talented and dedicated paraprofessionals! Students reap the benefits when schools invest in the learning and development of paras. 🖤🧡🤓 #EduSky #EduCoach

Hello vision scientists & linguists! The Journal of Vision is publishing a special issue on “The Vision-Language Interface.” Send in your research about reading, perceptual learning, sign language, dyslexia, etc! jov.arvojournals.org/ss/visionlan... #neuroskyence #VisionScience #PsychSciSky

Teacher: “Do you remember this guy from 1st grade? We are starting a new book today and we get to learn from Rattenborough again!” Students: “Yesssss!” “Awwww! I like him!” “Woo-hoo!” These 3rd graders are excited to meet Rattenborough again. Let’s read and write! #CKLA

It was so much fun to provide the first professional learning session in my Getting Started with the Science of Reading Series for Irish educators! 💚 Thank you for your interest and dedication, and I’ll see you at Session 2!🤓

🧵 #EduSky #EduChat A number of schools I support use aimswebPlus as their universal screening and progress monitoring tool. The company released new norms this fall and there are significant differences, especially with the ORF norms. Schools are struggling to make sense of how to

Day 1 for Tiger staff & let me tell you I will be leaning *hard* into Tiger fashion this year! Giving Bean is here to make sure these educators are deliciously caffeinated, & a portion of proceeds benefits our cubs! 🐯 ☕️ Happy back-to-school season, everyone, and *thank you* 🤓 #EduSky #EduChat

I got to spend the last 2 days with Western NY educators who are refreshed, rejuvenated & ready to put their new learning into action! There’s nothing quite like lighting a spark that sends teachers back to school excited abt their teaching & knowing you’ll be back to support them. #EduSky #EduCoach

🧵Teaching teachers about syllable types, vocabulary, and oral language development… Which V+r syllable words on the slide can you find represented in the picture? Zoom in and see if you can find any other V+r words that are *not* on the slide represented in the picture. Shark Tornado Sharknado

🧵When leading long-term professional learning and school transformation guided by SoR, it’s important to regularly zoom back out to the big picture in between close-up looks at specific topics. How do concepts relate to each other? This helps educators move from declarative and

It feels fabulous to plant roots in my new public school district role & still have the flexibility to support educators worldwide. Looking forward to more moments like this: My colleague said, “If a little girl comes up to you and asks to borrow a cup of sugar, that’s Lola.”🤣💖 #EduSky #EduCoach

Looking forward to this, Ireland! Thank you for having me, @clanavtra.bsky.social 🤓🇮🇪 #EduSky #EduCoach

Australia has always held a special place in my heart. So thankful for the opportunity to help boost professional learning with the Queensland Literacy Leaders Hub and Erin Morgan! 💖🇦🇺 🤓📚📈 #EduSky #EduCoach

It was 104 degrees yesterday in Western NY and I had the pleasure of spending the day with a team of admin & teacher leaders who are ready to align their literacy instruction, assessment, & RTI/MTSS processes with the scientific evidence base. These powerhouse educators are (1/2)

Back in the desert for the New Mexico Summer Literacy Convening! Hope to see you at a session! (Bonus pic: Sipping a latte in my dear friend & colleague Allison’s backyard. Zoom in to see Rio Rancho High School, which is where Walter White taught chemistry in #BreakingBad!) #EduCoach #EduSky

Thrilled to be able to be immersed in the practice and learning of real-world public school employment again *and* continue to support educators nationally and globally through HBC Literacy Consulting, LLC! 🤓 📚 📈 #EduSky #EduCoach

Here is a sneak peek for tonight’s session! #EduSky #EduChat

Looking forward to gettin’ nerdy with y’all tonight! #EduSky #EduCoach

Very happy to be returning for the third time to present a couple of sessions at the New Mexico Public Education Department’s Summer Literacy Convening! Join me on June 12 to chat and learn about: 1) When Big Kids Struggle to Read 2) Basic Assessment Structures for RTI/MTSS/MLSS. #EduSky #EduCoach

🧵When RTI language popped up after the reauthorization of IDEA in 2004, many schools adopted CBM suites with nationally normed ORF measures (DIBELS, Aimsweb, etc.), which is excellent, but only if we know how to interpret the data. More often than not, I end up in data meetings,

Can. Not. Wait… to lead this webinar for school admins & teachers today. I studied the origins of reading-related RTI and implementation in NYS for my doctoral dissertation. Findings have implications for the new commitment to the science of reading in NYS and beyond. See you soon, NYSASCD! 🤓📚📈

🧵 What if we stopped displaying and talking about universal screening data in RTI/MTSS systems as triangles/pyramids? Would it make more visual sense to use bar graphs or something else? Would it eliminate the distracting discourse of the “upside down” triangle or the “inverted”

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Had a lively, interactive day of learning with a group of teachers and admins who are ready to make transformative change toward evidence-aligned instruction and assessment 🤓. DM if you are interested in booking the 4-Day series- Getting Started with the Science of Reading! #EduSky #EduCoach

New notecatchers for Day 1 of my Getting Started with the Science of Reading professional learning series. 🤓📚📈 Happy to be presenting at Shawnee State University all day today! Send me a message for info on how to schedule a series for your school or university.

Stoked to be returning to the NYSASCD webinar lineup on April 2! 🤓📚📈 Register here: nysascd.org/event-6089093

Friday night fun! #EduSky #EduCoach

Getting ready to spend a day with the Project BEAR leadership team and members at Shawnee State University next week! 🐻 📚 📈

Over the moon to be back in my favorite city for #PlainTalkNOLA! My 1:30 Wednesday session is full, but there are still seats available for the repeat session at 3:10. Hope to see you there 🤓⚜️💚💛💜

It’s no easy fix when big kids struggle to read, and prevention is key. But it’s never too late to provide solid instruction. What are some obstacles and how might they be overcome? I hope to see you at #PlainTalkNOLA, brought to you by the great folks at The Center for Literacy & Learning!

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Loving my next chapter! Please find me on LinkedIn or DM me here if you’d like to connect. #EduSky #EduCoach

Does your middle or high school have general education students who struggle with word reading and spelling? What percent of them need this kind of help? How are they serviced? Is it working?

Merry Christmas!

Very excited about my first trip to Mississippi! Can’t wait to present RTI Revisited: Where Are We Now? as a featured speaker tomorrow at The Mississippi Literacy Association’s Winter Conference: Literacy is Sweet! 🍭 📚 www.msresaservices.com/mla2024

Currently listening to this book:

A class-action lawsuit was filed today in Massachusetts against the publisher, Heinemann, its top authors Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, and Columbia University. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

Just a few of my favourite books!! #ScienceOfReading #RightToRead #KnowBetterDoBetter

I’ve been collecting examples of how increased awareness of SOR has led to surface/incomplete understandings that get translated into sub-optimal (though well-intended) instructional practice. Do you have any examples to share?

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 New #TosteTeam pub led by @brennanchandler.bsky.social focused on word reading skills for secondary students with LD. Included in a special issue of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy edited by Townsend, Lupo, & colleagues. Access it here: tinyurl.com/JAALTosteTeam 1/3

Teachers who are afforded the opportunity to build their knowledge and skills in a supportive environment see student reading achievement climb and they feel better about their teaching.

It’s a good start if you recognize the Scarborough Rope when you see it. But can you sketch it from memory on a scrap of paper? Do you regularly use it to help you make decisions about instruction, materials, assessment, and data analysis?

Now that “the science of reading” and evidence-aligned instruction are (finally) a big part of the conversation in schools, how are decision-makers choosing professional learning providers to make sure educators receive correct and thorough information?

Now that your beginning of year universal screening data (preferably a CBM suite w/ a normed ORF measure) is collected, you can tell what % of students are at/above benchmark. If it is less than 80%, what’s the plan for tightening up core instruction so fewer kids need intervention services?

Reminder: RTI is not a service. Kids don’t “test into RTI” & then “get RTI” from an “RTI teacher.” If we are using the term this way, we missed the boat. RTI is an overarching approach to instruction & the most important “RTI tchr” is the gen ed tchr delivering core instruction.