Fabulous opportunity to become tremendously effective in transforming “struggling" readers into successful, age-appropriate, independent lifelong readers. ASDEC’s Sound in Syllables training transforms lives, and prepares therapist level graduates to earn #ALTAcertified ( www.ALTAread.org ).

here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘

"Yes, the government can be more efficient. But we didn’t vote for this."

Of course they lie.

@foilarmsandhog.bsky.social FOIL ARMS & HOG is the BEST FUN! Thrilled to see them again tomorrow in the DC area as they sweep through the East Coast.

“... the madness gripping leadership in Congress and the White House is mobilizing the silent majority to get loud. The hapless demolition of government institutions, that serve vital public interests from national security to food safety and environmental protections, has real-life ramifications."

DYSCALCULIA AWARENESS:

CURRENT DISCUSSION: defining dyslexia…. acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...?

Garbage in, garbage out: web based AI is a mindless echo chamber.

Loving this BLUE (#8) troll-free zone, real science, uplifting art of all kinds, real news, decent people.

WELCOME the fabulous Irish comedy masters @foilarmsandhog.bsky.social to 💙Blue Sky!

Most people don’t realize the value of the services they rely on until they’re gone.

The Republican war against women: take away our votes, phase 1.

First: stop repeating all the lies. Quoting lies IS lying and the media are guilty. It is weaponized language, attacking the nation.

Silence is surrender of all you hold dear.

“In science, structure is function...This is an unusual, beautiful structure that we are seeing throughout the whole dendrite...the only other area of the body known to have similar, ladder-like ER structures: muscle tissue." neurosciencenews.com/dendrite-mem...

Suspended the rules to make it happen.

In November, W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chiefs called for a moratorium on commercial fishing of Pacific herring after noticing a decline in their territories. Instead, the federal fisheries department has upped the allowable harvest for 2025. @sevawood.bsky.social reports 🎣 thenarwhal.ca/wsanec-chief...

🧪A field study looking at health issues of managed 🐴 found those housed in open barn groups showed fewer incidences of colic & lameness than stalled, solo🐴. While open barn 🐴 had ⬆️ incidence of open wounds, they were minor enough to not interfere with the 🐴’s work. scholar.google.ca/scholar?star...

And if you like this, you'll LOVE: historyofenglishpodcast.com/2012/06/18/e...

Parents and Teachers: check out this this $50 overview to the "why and how" of the spelling and reading of words: www.newpaltz.edu/science-of-r...

So true.

Only if you want some good laughs, check this out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vIG...

Spelling of a word reflects its meaning, and often its pronunciation. If you have ever wondered WHY a word is pronounced or spelled the way it is, this engaging podcast will reveal what most modern teachers have never been taught about our language: historyofenglishpodcast.com/2012/06/18/e...

Love this! :-)

Our goal is to teach skills that GENERALIZE, where children apply the principle independently to new situations/words. This approach to increasing expressive language vocabulary GENERALIZED, and increased vocabulary 6+words a week in this study.

Thank you @fascinatingfinds.bsky.social‬ for adding brightness to our day!

The most highly skilled dyslexia experts can be found at: www.ALTAread.org. Many dyslexic learners need daily 1:1 highly-skilled intervention to achieve age-appropriate independence in reading and writing. Only those who have PROVEN their knowledge and effectiveness can earn ALTA certification.

I love the LIFE and CONNECTION that exude from the work of illustrator Traci Van Wagoner! @tracivw.bsky.social

A new-to-me podcast: A WAY WITH WORDS 😄

Some good news: the Panda Cam at the National Zoo is officially back. nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/pand...

👏 @mmelockhart.bsky.social Instruction in handwriting is not about making handwriting pretty or perfect but instead about automatizing letter and word formations to free up working memory for the significant idea management necessary for good writing.~William Van Cleave www.wvced.com/wp-content/u...

I'm new to BlueSky, and feel like I'm getting fresh air for the first time in months! SO excited to find language science pros @starkeycomics.bsky.social, @englishhistpod.bsky.social, @langscistation.bsky.social (Planet Word Museum), @standehaene.bsky.social, and so many others here!

WHAT I'M READING: How the Oxford English Dictionary was created by ordinary people and extraordinary vision, to standardize the spellings of hundreds of thousands of words. Fabulous writing bringing 1800's England to life. THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN by Simon Winchester.

As a word nerd interested in the evolution of languages and written expression, in these samples I see ideas in written form for the purpose of communicating with the source of life...prehistoric prayer, before the invention of the alphabet. www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/s...

I'm loving real information across broad range of subjects and lack of both ads and trolls. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

conservechange.medium.com/five-things-...

I don’t often boast about the #lteracy accomplishments of my home state of New York but thrilled about this. #scienceofreading #dyslexia #untilallcanread www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/n...

The free college transition summit for students w/learning disabilities & ADHD starts in 24 hours! You must pre-register to access to the recording. Get your spot before they're all gone.  Register: https://bit.ly/FAOCTS #EduSky #ADHD #CollegePrep #LearningDisabilities #CollegeAdmission #SpecialEd

This is the day truth spoke to power. Power, unable to bear it, chose to call truth "nasty in tone" rather than face the truth. Here's the full sermon, in it's truthful glory: youtu.be/xwwaEuDeqM8?...

New manuscript from the lab! What is the neural code for reading? Through simulations of convolutional neural networks, we propose a new hypothesis on how, in literate brains, neurons encode written letters and their relative positions within the word. arxiv.org/abs/2403.06159

🧪“We need to impose a “connection criterion” to help us decide which #AI to encourage–the kind that creates new antibiotics, for instance, or decodes sperm whale language– and which to put the brakes on, that is, the kind that intervenes in human relationships.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Memorizing sight word lists has been a classroom norm for decades, but @karikurto.bsky.social, The Reading League's National Science of Reading Project Director, explains why phonics instruction creates a stronger foundation. ⬇️ Read more about the research and recommended strategies.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to equity, justice, and opportunity. At The Reading League, we honor his legacy by advocating for evidence-aligned reading instruction so every child can learn to read and unlock the doors to their dreams. #MLKDay #LiteracyForAll