Julia Wall CALT
@JuliaJwall
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ARI Regional Literacy Specialist-Region 5-ALSDE -Member of the Alabama State Dyslexia Advisory Council, Alabama State Grade Level Reading Comm.
Joined February 2013
“Reading comprehension is NOT a skill that you can transfer from one passage to another passage. There are skill components but it’s relying on the knowledge you have to begin with and the effort you put into what you are reading.” ~Dr. Hugh Catts This article on
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November = all things reading comprehension! 📚 Why reading whole texts matters 🙌. Bringing back one of our faves: Placing Text at the Center ➕ a teacher making it real. And wrapping it up? Sentence-level comprehension. 👏 Roadmap 👉 https://t.co/yqHMAAcWHN
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Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) MSLE training in action this week at the Gordon Persons Building. Alabama is giving our best for students and teachers! Keep up the great work, Alabama!
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Any presentation from Dr. Amanda Nickerson @ANLiteracy is one I will watch AND share!!!
I recently presented at the Ohio Assessment Conference about purpose-driven assessment, and I embedded a case study showing how the collaborative problem-solving model facilitates early enrichment. You can find a recording here, if you'd like to watch:
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Great job! We are so proud of this work and funding. Our hope is that every school in the state of Alabama would have a CALT. #untilallcanread @RepTerriCollins
Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) MSLE training in action this week at the Gordon Persons Building. Alabama is giving our best for students and teachers! Keep up the great work, Alabama!
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How does teacher knowledge of reading contribute to student learning? Our latest blog post provides an overview of the research on teacher knowledge, the assessments used to measure it, and its impact on student literacy success. https://t.co/5MTYUn8OaO
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Teachers asked for a printable…and it’s here! 🙌 A 6-Step Routine for Multisyllabic Word Reading, inspired by our convo with Jessica Toste & Brennan Chandler. https://t.co/cL4dOt2A3Q 🎧 Listen to the podcast to hear about this routine and much MORE! https://t.co/E6AOXNqe1D
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Coming soon! #asapgrant26 @AlabamaAchieves @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaMTSS @AMSTI4all @OMIALSDE @ALSDEOSI @mjshields
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So, what can you infer about repeated readings?
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🗣️ First, Devin Kearns reminded us that teaching multisyllabic words isn’t about rigid rules. Then Jessica Toste & Brennan Chandler showed us practical routines. 🎧 Catch up on Devin’s episode https://t.co/vnuWDMZolq and then Jessica & Brennan's! https://t.co/vcgEvLNaKP
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It was great to spend time with our CALTs, CALPs and CALTs in training. Alabama is growing in our knowledge of supporting struggling readers!
Appreciate our CALTs. A CALT — Certified Academic Language Therapist — is a highly trained professional who specializes in helping students, with dyslexia and related reading and language disorders. #DyslexiaAwareness #saydyslexia
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What an honor it is to have written the foreword for, Reading Assessment Done Right, by Dr. @sstollar6 and Kate Winn. @thismomloves Written by two literacy experts — one with deep classroom experience and one grounded in research, it offers a perfect balance of practicality
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This memory popped up today! What an honor to have contributed to the @DyslexiaIDA Perspectives Journal on “The Power of Practice,” alongside so many leading researchers and educators. If you missed it or want to read it again. Here’s the link:🔗 https://t.co/K3PXWNd0ro
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This is a great @YouTube channel by Michelle Trostle. Short consumable videos about reading instruction and research. @reading_league @ILAToday @leadforliteracy @CECMembership @ReadingLeaguePA
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I'm a certified reading specialist, teacher, and school administrator with over 20 years of experience in public education (K–12). I hold a Master’s degree in Reading and Language Arts and am a...
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In K we are working hard to have 100% participation #everylearnereverytime
#anitaarcher #scienceoflearning Some of our engagement techniques: 1. Cold Calling 2. Turn and Talk 3. Choral Response @SoRclassroom Check out @MrZachG book: Just Tell Them if you want to learn more!
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Thank you, @burnsmk1 and @educationweek for this article!
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I make a monthly newsletter for my school. We are on the path to learning about the science of reading, but I also have one for my Soar With Dyslexia filled with literacy, science of reading, and dyslexia resources. https://t.co/Wb4Flf9cXS
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October is when data meetings start to matter most. By now, we’ve taught, assessed, and gathered enough information to really see where our students are. But data alone doesn’t change anything. It’s not about numbers — it’s about needs. And those needs won’t be met unless our
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💡 We 💙 this analogy from Brennan Chandler: reading long words is like navigating city streets. 🚦 If one road is blocked, kids need alternate routes. 🎧 Hear more in our episode with Jessica Toste & Brennan Chandler! Listen now: https://t.co/cGWRjmJEzF
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📊 Brennan Chandler drops a powerful stat: About 80% of students who don’t meet proficiency on national reading assessments struggle with multisyllabic word reading. 🎧 Tune into our episode with Jessica Toste & Brennan Chandler! Listen now: https://t.co/pm2ovSGLaa
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