In this letter, Kareem Weaver notes failing to prepare educators with research-backed literacy instruction harms students. TRL’s syllabi refinement consultants help higher ed faculty align coursework with #SoR. Learn more about this solution forward: www.thereadingleague.org/syllabi-refi...

Well done @missypurcell.bsky.social www.togetherinliteracy.com/blog/the-acc...

Episode 13 out today. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ #gapol #galiteracycouncil #HB307

GA #HB307 just passed through the House Education Committee with overwhelming support! It was strengthened even further by adding literacy coaches—a key component for successful implementation in our schools! Next stop: Appropriations and then a full House vote! #HB307 #GAPOL #LiteracyMatters

See these kids with #dyslexia who were at the #Georgia Capitol a week ago? A lot have access to accommodations through Section 504; many will go onto higher ed SPECIFICALLY because those protections exist. AG Chris Carr, drop Georgia from TX v. Becerra. #saydyslexia #gapol Email agcarr(at)law.ga.gov

Save February 4th, 2025 for #dyslexiaday2025 at the Georgia Capitol.

"If you could just walk a mile where we’ve been and [see] what this does to a kid. We’ve got children across the state that are products of a failed intervention." — @missypurcell.bsky.social ICYMI watch this now: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/g... @ddga13.bsky.social @atlantanewsfirst.com

This paper is now out in Plos Computational— it nicely explains how learning to read recycles existing object recognition abilities, and leads to a precise prediction about neurons becoming tuning to an ordinal letter position code (« space bigrams ») journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Atlanta Speech School hosted Dr. Tracy White-Weeden for the annual Montag Lecture. It's a must watch. vimeo.com/1031932397?u...

Don’t miss this great case study of three GA districts who are transforming literacy: Fulton County School, Marietta City School and Grady Schools. Spoiler 🚨: each district has a strong leader that chose to invest in literacy coaches and teacher training + more! gpee.org/wp-content/u...

We are delighted that Helen Rice was awarded the International Dyslexia Association Georgia Branch Leadership in Literacy award for 2024 for her tremendous contributions to dyslexia efforts across the state.

"Teaching students to recognize common text structures can help students monitor their comprehension." #EduSky #SSchat www.adlit.org/in-the-class...

Good article on language comprehension with helpful tips for teachers. #EduSky