Dr. Sam Bommarito
@DoctorSam7
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Sam Bommarito_-Co-Editor of Mo Rdr.; Mo- ILA/STL ILA Brd Member; Presenter; National Literacy Consultant Happy husband&grandpa
St Louis, MO
Joined July 2013
@Dale_Chu @PostOpinions Folks actually want to debate old wine in new bottles solutions that didn't work the last time around and aren't working in England right now. For instance, when we adopted decoding approaches to the exclusion of meaning-based approaches during the No Child Left Behind era, we.
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Dr. Betty Porter Walls shares the numerous insights she has gained throughout her nearly 60-year career in education. Those insights can help us all as we begin this new school year.
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Dr. Sam shares a memory from P David Pearson. Has to do with an often-ignored literacy tool.
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Sam Bommarito shared a memory. This memory from P David Pearson popped up today. It’s about a poem he wrote. The timing couldn’t have been better. I just had a conversation today w…
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RT @DoctorSam7: @Dale_Chu @PostOpinions Folks actually want to debate old wine in new bottles solutions that didn't work the last time arou….
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Today’s post is Dr. Sam’s alternative to following the “new paradigm” being offered by some in the SOR community.
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ctovani RacheGabriel TimRasinski1 plthomasEdD.Please have a look.
Today’s post is Dr. Sam’s advice for getting your literacy program off to a good start this year. It includes ideas and practices from both points of view about reading instruction. Have a great school year!
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Today’s post is Dr. Sam’s advice for getting your literacy program off to a good start this year. It includes ideas and practices from both points of view about reading instruction. Have a great school year!
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Yes this. I'll also note that England has used a mainly synthentic phonics apporach for years yet they have yet to deomonstrate that it improves comprehension, especially upper level comprehension.
Finland starts school at 7. Less testing. More play. Shorter days. Fewer hours. Yet they’re ranked #1 in literacy. Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development. (2024, December 10). Finland tops literacy, numeracy, and problem‑solving among 31 countries.
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Yes this.
When teachers feel valued and .their strengths are utilized, they’re 6x more engaged. Can you imagine the dynamic learning environment those teachers will create?.@RachelEdohoEket @teachergoals.
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Today’s post is the third installment in the series entitled Let’s Stop the Nonsense and Start Using Common Sense to Guide Our Reading Practices. When states mandate programs without considering how much instructional time will be needed to carry them out, they often leave the
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Thanks to @playrol for sharing this podcast from @ReadingShanahan. Another "must see".
Timely podcast which includes an opinion that explicit early instruction in phonemic awareness is beneficial. Other teachers agree- check out today’s new YouTube video on Play Roly for Schools and hear from teachers about Play Roly’s phonemic awareness impact for phonics.
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Thanks to @plthomasEdD for this excellent piece on the "reading crisis" and to @rrcna_org for sharing. This piece is a must-read!.
"Hyperbole about a reading crisis ultimately fails the students who need education policy grounded in more credible evidence.".Enlightening piece by Dr. Paul Thomas in today's Washington Post: .
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Today's post is the second installment in the series, "Let's Stop the Nonsense and Start Using Common Sense to Guide Our Reading Practices." It explores the latest brain research findings on the reading process. It dispels myths, such as the claim that the brain is always
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Please have a look.
Ahhh, summer! What a great time to rest, relax, read. and when you start missing your students, catch up on your PD! .Log in as a member to access the e-Learning Center's free & low-cost online courses, just right for summer learning!
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Yes This!.
Thank you @CrecArtsMiddle1 for your amazing work in helping ALL students achieve in reading. You are an inspiration.
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RT @Eduventuring04: One of the worst things we can do for students? Silencing teachers who want to advocate and innovate—then forcing them….
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In this week’s blog, I express my concerns about the current state of the reading field. Many of my fellow teachers are leaving the field, and many others are expressing dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs. According to a recent poll, this is especially true of the
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This week, Dr. Sam’s blog addresses the issue of bias in education, specifically the kind of personal bias that educators may inadvertently introduce into their classrooms. He interviews Dr. ClauDean ChiNaka Kizart about her book, Beyond Implicit & Explicit Bias: Strategies for
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