“The idea is that you try to have five conversational turns w/ a student: I say something, you say something, and so on. It doesn’t take very much time. Each of these conversations takes about one minute of instructional time, but they accomplish a lot.”

Excellent Sonia Cabell!

Opinion: A hard-right push to bar the children of undocumented parents from school is not only cruel and legally unsound, it’s bad for U.S. interests buff.ly/3UhYz2c

.Natalie Wexler & Allister Chang: Pairing effective phonics instruction with effective knowledge-building can narrow achievement gaps that haven’t budged in Washington, D.C., schools since 1998 buff.ly/3Ji2Yfc

Reminder: When it comes to your student loan debt, beware of scammers:
❌Don't rely on government seals or logos
❌Never pay an upfront fee
❌Never share your personal information

Stay informed to stay vigilant against scammers ⬇️
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“It is imperative that EVERYONE is involved when making decisions in dual languages.” Elena Izquierdo #3WsDualLanguage #OELA

Reading fiction has small but meaningful benefits for empathy.

70 experiments: concern for and understanding of others grow more through reading novels than watching shows and movies.

Immersion in words about imaginary worlds can help us see realities beyond our own.

Ever wonder about emergent comprehension?

The language side of the Reading Rope?

How language structures play into reading comprehension?

What is verbal reasoning?

How it can be developed with emergent readers?

Check this out ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

WHAT RESEARCH COUNTS?

80% - 94% of ELs/EBs/MLLs have NO access to dual language instruction...YET longitudinal research shows that high-quality, long term bilingual programs close all of the gap after 5–6 years of schooling through the students’ first and second languages.

“Build that web of knowledge. Catch more bugs. Learn more things.”

theeffortfuleducator.com/2019/09/18/bui… via Blake Harvard

How School Librarians Can Support ELLs | Edutopia edutopia.org/article/how-sc…

From creativelyteachingfirst on IG: “Here is how I teach my students open and closed syllables!

I place sticky notes on our classroom door. I opened the door for open syllables and closed the door for closed syllables.

This visual always seems to connect with students!'

My advice to students is to keep your mind open to all possibilities – younger me would have never imagined this path for myself.

What does this teach us about ensuring all voices are heard? No one wants to be anonymous!! We can do better in the future!

Bill to mandate 'science of reading' in California classrooms dies edsource.org/?page_id=709717 via @edsource

Building Mental Models of Writers: Writing Aloud in Writing Instruction (Thank you Kelly B. Cartwright !)

ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Have you heard the latest episode of Sold a Story - 'The Details' - from APM Reports and Emily Hanford? 

Listen in to hear what the original voices of the podcast think about the impact, a year later!

We share the concerns of Drs. Seidenberg and Lyon.

open.spotify.com/episode/1WrqxX…

#SOR

Listen carefully! Recorded version of Yale talk seidenbergreading.net/2023/12/23/rec… via Mark Seidenberg

Happy 94th birthday Dolores Huerta! Your courage, work and tireless advocacy is an inspiration to us all.
 
Thank you for being en la lucha siempre y sí se puede! ¡Feliz cumpleaños!

Happy 94th birthday, Dolores! When I was a young organizer, reading about Dolores Huerta’s life and work showed me what was possible. As one of America's great labor and civil rights icons, Dolores has devoted her entire life to advocating for marginalized communities. She knows…

Miss Rain says it MIGHT be worth all the months she had to watch us sit at our desks too long. #KnowBetterDoBetter

Six years ago, Dr. Michelle S. Pledger and I decided to try our hand at co-teaching. We’ve been at it ever since!!!

Come to our 7:45am session on Friday: “Accomplices in Action: Exploring the case for cross-racial co-teaching in teacher preparation.” We’ll bring coffee. ☕️

#AERA24