Reflecting on the importance of taking a tentative & flexible stance when working with emergent literacy learners. What might we miss if we follow a pre-set agenda & our own pre-conceived notions of what a child needs? Sensitive observation & responsive teaching are essential!

MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! March 15 is World Contact Day. Thus, this week’s morpheme/word root focus is tact/tag/tang = touch. Find out more about World Contact Day at https://t.co/gzPuFHP45L… . I hope you find this resource helpful.

Are you a Manitoba Educator who's passionate about Literacy? So are we! Please come join us at our upcoming General Meeting, we'd love to meet you😍 Email readingmanitoba@gmail.com if you'd like to attend.

Want to light up your baby’s brain? Think “serve and return.” 🎾 Much like a tennis match, serve and return entails back and forth interaction during which adult and child trade conversational (and other expressive) turns. This mother/son duo, shared by emma_carlee on TT,

Recommended: Voices from the Field: The Impact of the Implementation of Science of Reading Instruction and Policy on Emergent Bilingual/English Learner Literacy Programs and Teachers https://t.co/tUTKJcLk5s via @plthomasEdD

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Celebrate International Women's Day by learning more about these incredible authors! And join us on April 16 when @DaveAlexRoberts moderates this panel of authors as they discuss their experiences in publishing and how to develop student's writing skills. #mrasummit2025

Definitely worth a read and sharing with parents!!!

It really worries me when I see events with sessions badged as how to do something specifically in primary and the speaker has never worked a day in that phase in their entire career.

More reason to register for the MRA's 6th Adolescent Literacy Summit! Closing Keynote with Michael Redhead Champagne: "How Reading Saved My Life" Register Now (see bio) and Tell a Friend! #mrasummit25 https://t.co/CEGVljjRBx

Don't Delay, Register Today! https://t.co/I0A9jWBN55 #mrasummit2025 More info at: https://t.co/e5LbMBhjR5

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Join us at the 6th Adolescent Literacy Summit as we explore the theme 'Building Bridges'. Beginning with this opening keynote, educators will explore the theme and take away many practical tools shared by inspiring literacy experts. https://t.co/e5LbMBhjR5 #mbsummit2025

'Someone else can read the newspaper or a scientific work for us and summarize it acceptably. But no one can read a poem for us. The reader of the poem must have the experience himself.' So much to pay attention to by Rosenblatt, with big implications for English teachers.

Education colleagues in the research world, I need your help. Send me research regarding the teaching of encoding and decoding of nonsense words in K-2 Tier 1 instruction. I don't need comments or feelings, just links. TIA

Such an exciting opportunity!!!

Something is really bothering me with CPD. During my training in the 90s and for the first few yrs of my career, there was a sharp focus on understanding child development. This has all but disappeared from the CPD landscape.

🧵An important part of the primary experience is having a lovely time- adults ringfencing the unique state of childhood and ensuring that primary is a glorious place to be little. Playful and joyful are not the antonyms of high standards and aspiration.

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What an honor and privilege to present alongside my colleague and friend, Dr. Tracee Farmer. #k8litcon #RRCNA #LitCon2025 #observing&teachingthewholechild 📓📚💚

Allyson Matczuk offers wise words during her President's Address: "ALL children have the right to engagement, excellence, and equity in literacy instruction. We need to be able to provide all children with whatever they need to experience joyful learning." #k8litcon