Dr. Louise Rosenblatt was a foundational literacy scholar whose transactional theory of reading established that meaning lives between the reader and the text, a foundational idea still shaping literacy classrooms today.

#ReadingEducation #LiteracyLeaders

A 1970s Cookie Monster, blue and furry with googly eyes, is about to eat a large round cookie that appears to have chocolate chips.

Some of the most effective literacy instruction in the last half-century came from a brownstone stoop and a cookie-obsessed monster learning his letters.
That matters.

#readingforall #reading #sesamestreet #cookiemonster #readingeducation #literacy #read #literacy #cookie
#delicious

Early literacy lays the foundation for lifelong learning. I believe reading should be more than a skill — it should be a source of joy and empowerment for every child. #EarlyLiteracy #ReadingEducation

Phonics Reclaimed: How the 1970s and ’80s Tried to Rebuild Reading Instruction After the fall of the Initial Teaching Alphabet, schools turned back to phonics. This article explores how the 1970s and ’80s revived phonics-based instruction

📢 Phonics returned strong after the ITA experiment failed. Teaching kids to decode words reshaped literacy — but some said it made reading mechanical. Learn more: staceycarroll.org/literacy-rea... #Phonics #ReadingEducation

Overview: A Hacker News debate sparked by a 2019 article explores reading instruction. Key issues include the efficacy of phonics vs. "whole language" (three-cueing), the vital role of parental involvement, and whether three-cueing actively harms literacy development. #ReadingEducation 1/5

The Best Way to Teach Kids to Read (It’s Not Sight Words or Phonics Alone!) — Curriculum Collective

One of the most important skills to learn and one of the most difficult, how do we teach reading?! www.curriculumcollective.com/the-tea-blog... #education #earlychildhoodeducation #ece #elementaryeducation #reading #readingeducation

🚨 New & Flexible Learning Alert! 🚨

Join IMSE Reader Leader @laura.loves.teaching behind the scenes as she preps for IMSE’s Morphology+ training—now available asynchronously! 🎉

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Colorado reviews reading assessments and defines dyslexia in new legislative act Colorado examines approved reading assessments and clarifies dyslexia definitions in new legislation.

Colorado's Senate Bill 200 could revolutionize reading education for students with dyslexia, ensuring they receive the support they desperately need.

Learn more here

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📢✨ Join us LIVE for an inspiring conversation with #MaliaHollowell as we explore her groundbreaking book, The Science of Reading in Action! 🧠📖

Join the conversation!👇

📅 March 11th | 2 PM PST
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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on...

If you haven't listened to the first several episodes of Sold A Story, I highly recommend. Please repost and listen.
#education #literacy#school #reading #readingeducation #podcast #educationalpodcast #successforall #emilyhandford #Soldastory #teachers #teaching

I've got a fiction picture book manuscript that weaves a phonics lesson into a hero's journey.

There may be publishers w/ a focus on education that I can submit this to that are not yet on my radar. Any recommendations?

#kidlit #phonics #educationalmarket #readingeducation #readingresources