AfroNaj 🇬🇩
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New READ Podcast episode with @DrJ_SLP on how an integrated approach to reading fosters an understanding of the school and community factors that impact the success of students and the livelihood of communities. Listen at https://t.co/81of15bA4X or wherever you get your podcasts
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Critical for implementation! Saving this! Thank you for sharing @tiffanyphogan, I always love learning from Margie Gillis and @Literacy_How
"The science of reading happens in a context. We have to think about the system & system change." Thank you Margie Gillis @Literacy_How #IDAConf2022
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Congratulations to my colleague and friend @dmscorrano host of @TheWindwardInst the READ podcast on reaching 20,000 downloads to date since launch in January 2020. What an accomplishment!
Thank you to our READ listeners around the globe for tuning in to learn from leaders in research and education. Listen to all the episodes at https://t.co/81of15b2fp or on your favorite podcast platform and subscribe now to learn from future guests in 2022. #edpodcast
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Families of Black children with dyslexia face barriers when seeking a diagnosis, with the added layer of language rooted in historical and systemic racism. Read a powerful piece by Resha Conroy, @DyslexiaBlack founder, from The Beacon Fall 2021 here:
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Many teachers have not been exposed to the imperative concepts surrounding bidialectal language, such as African American English (AAE), and how it can influence the path of literacy for many students. Read more from The Beacon Fall 2021: https://t.co/gFZvWn0qkX
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In Dr. Russell's most recent Inside the Institute piece, he advocates for scientifically based reading instruction. He provided the following fast facts about the state of literacy in the United States. Read more in The Beacon Fall 2021: https://t.co/0OIrSuKtHZ
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My colleague is the dynamic @dmscorrano host of The Windward Institute’s monthly podcast...a must listen. Research Education ADVOCACY! Subscribe and listen!
READ Podcast, hosted by @dmscorrano, connects you with researchers, thought leaders, and educators who share their insights about best practices in the fields of education and child development. Listen and subscribe to the newsletter at https://t.co/81of15b2fp.
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Are you a disruptor? @Literacy_Wynns works to #disrupt4dyslexia by ensuring that all students have equitable access to explicit, systematic, structured literacy instruction (ESSLI), as State Literacy Director of Mississippi. #scienceofreading Tell us how you #disrupt4dyslexia
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New READ Podcast episode with @Literacy_Wynns, @MissDeptEd State Literacy Director on the #ScienceOfReading, investment in professional development, and community involvement. Listen at https://t.co/81of15b2fp or your favorite podcast platform #edpodcast #literacy
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I Refuse!! "The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice, and not the powerful people who maintain it. I say to you: I refuse." - - - Nikole Hannah-Jones
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Register: https://t.co/JpFf3OjM1v for free, virtual webinar to help understand the Science of Reading and promote reading achievement for all students on May 26 at 6 pm ET w/ @GaabLab @yaacovp @emilyjsolari @TheDrPT & moderated by @Windward_School's Jamie Williamson
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Are you an advocate for students with language-based learning disabilities? Show your support, May 6, 2021 on the 6th Annual New York State Dyslexia Awareness Day. A Virtual Day of Advocacy. Join us in disrupting the educational status quo. Like, Retweet #disrupt4dyslexia
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We invite you to join us at the 2021 Robert J. Schwartz Memorial Lecture with speaker Hugh Catts, PhD, presenting, “Early Identification of Dyslexia: Research to Practice.” For the first time, this FREE annual event is completely virtual. Learn more at https://t.co/n7YmqZRngu
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In honor of World Read Aloud Day, we are happy to share resources from Molly Ness, PhD, Associate Professor at Fordham University, and faculty member at The Windward Institute. Read the article and view past webinars on the topic here: https://t.co/iyYAi1uaEp
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TWI faculty, Diane Happas & Nicole Berkowitz were instrumental in helping The Institute realize a major achievement in its first year: sharing proven research-based early literacy instructional methods and resources with educators in Jamaica, West Indies: https://t.co/Kv6NSnvSC5
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This month, The Windward Institute celebrates the one year anniversary since its launch. The WI recognizes and commemorates its work and impact over the past year as we forge ahead to “increase childhood literacy rates by disrupting the educational status quo to save more lives.”
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A true milestone in Windward's history, the WI lead Windward's first-ever in-school research study in collaboration with @haskinslabs. The study partners Haskins scientists and @Windward_school teachers together in moving toward individualized brain-based instructional programs.
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My heart is melting. Let's practice true love, kindness and honesty with our closest humans in this strange time of "Social Distancing". Create, rekindle, re-inforce that fire....no excuses...we have the time!
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Nutmeg: Grenada’s ‘Black Gold’ Is On The Cusp Of Resurgence via @forbes
forbes.com
Grenada or “Spice Island” is responsible for more than 20 per cent of the world’s nutmeg production— second only to Indonesia, and with recent technical and commercial developments, nutmeg has never...
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