Kareem J. Weaver
@KJWinEducation
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Committed to service. Morehouse man. Educator. Oakland NAACP foot soldier. Focused on literacy. https://t.co/kredDB0pu4
Joined February 2013
Adult discipline and adult consistency are the medicines children need most in education.
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Best piece I've seen in years, about reading. Insightful and challenging, it takes kids' well-being off the altar of assumption and herd mentality. Marva Collins is standing, applauding from Heaven. @educatedandfree.@reading_league.@FulcrumLiteracy.
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My granny's grandfather had a teacher-mom who was caught teaching enslaved people to read. Her husband (James) paid with his life. Happy Juneteenth, from my brother James and me, "They've killed the old lion, but his cubs still run free". Until all can read.
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It's going to take communities around the country addressing their universities and k-12 districts to demand change in how we teach reading. Be respectful, but you're fighting to save kids lives, so.
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2 Board members said 'no' to Units of Study' in @troyschools but lost 5-2. You need people willing to do solid diligence, otherwise you get reading materials that dont serve the needs of most students in tier 1. Ignoring civil rights never ends well.@DETROITNAACP @MichiganNAACP.
I applaud Board Trustees Stephanie Zendler & Dr. Audra Melton who voted NO! They put students needs over the wants of a majority teaching staff who wanted to keep Lucy because they were trained @oaklandu with bad ELA methods including Reading Recovery! @SenPolehanki
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Yes.
Does Explicit Instruction work for students with learning difficulties? A new study has some interesting findings⬇️🧵
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There are still good people doing good work. Don't let the pockets of craziness convince you otherwise.
My bill to establish a Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia just passed the NYS Assembly unanimously. The center will set specific standards for screening, interventions, professional development, reporting, and a guidebook for children with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia.
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I appreciate @C_Hendrick's defense of the Science of Learning and Direct Instruction. Facts over vibes. 🙌 . "Evidence doesn't become invalid simply because it lacks a revolutionary aesthetic.".
A recent article claimed that the Science of Learning and Direct Instruction is "neoliberal dogma that is working to de-skill the teaching profession". This is my response. Link in reply ⬇️
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Make their day by sending this to a preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade teacher. Also parents, grands, and. #18 and 20 are the best
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Learning to read changes many things. A year ago, Oliver James dropped an interview that's still relevant and insightful. Sharing.
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❤️ to those who treat reading as a freedom issue and shift methods + materials. ❤️ for valuing voices at the bottom> being right. Bless you.
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Illiteracy doesn't care about intentions; it just needs an open door: methods, materials, planning. doors.
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Outgrow is an interesting term. How many of us struggle . because we fail outgrow the nouns: Persons, Places, Things, and Ideas. We either make choices and face the repercussions, or stay in 1 place.
@KJWinEducation It sounds from what he says that Oliver James is changing his ⭐️ stars by learning to read and out grew people around him.
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illiteracy + child neglect thrive in cowardice. The courage to think, fail, learn, change, choose, and NOT be accepted by all is the spine of freedom.
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Convo with Oliver James for podcast. "When you're illiterate, people need you to stay that way. If you start learning to read, they'll try to check you. 'You think you're better than us. You switched up. You're the op. You sold out.' .You need the courage to walk alone."
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"We're treating the kids as though they are broken, psychologically speaking, but they're not. They've been injured by a society that refuses to remediate its own behavior. " - Dr Karin Hodges. @RaisingMoxie.@FulcrumLiteracy.@Parents4RJ.
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". educational malpractice is impossible to prove.". To H.E. Double Hockey Stick it is. Go to a prison or a homeless encampment.
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Positive things for students:. 1) Find elders the kid+parents love/respect: grandparent, minister, janitor, old teacher. 2) Get parents' ok to give good news. 3) Call:."Mr Jones, Sam's showing great poise, character, effort, discipline and focus today.". 4) Hand them the phone.
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Things students love hearing:. "I respect and admire how hard you work."."Your effort and perseverance inspire me to be a better teacher."."I wish your family could see you right now."."Thank you for not quitting or hiding when things get tough."."Thank you for your leadership".
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