A powerful Science of Reading Spotlight School visit today at Central Elementary School! @1DocJay7 @colemanlah @Alabama_Reading @TCSBoardofEd

CES 1st gr teacher @MsBallCESG1 rocking small group using phoneme grapheme mapping and her sound wall! Science of reading strategies in action! @CentralESChamps @TCSBoardofEd @AlabamaReading @KelliLovinggood @1DocJay7

Are you planning for summer learning? The @TCSBoardofEd has had its summer learning program reviewed as a case study - https://t.co/6rTsqhTaTr. The study documents the 5-year effort by Tuscaloosa City Schools to provide quality summer learning. It is worth reading! @ezigbo_

Day 3 of Read Across America Week is off to a great start! Thanks to all of our Guest Readers! This week could not be a success without you.😊📚📚📚@1DocJay7 @TCSBoardofEd @TCSLibrarySquad @MrSummerford @kristigarcia2 @KelliLovinggood

Did you know The Reading League has a number of FREE professional development webinars on our video streaming platform? Start watching today at https://t.co/88ki9yxmNk

LETRS Units 1-4 Facilitator’s training is in the 📚! What a great growth opportunity! @AbercrombieLit Come see us in AL! @VoyagerSopris @AlabamaAchieves

Explicit instruction during Summer Learning Camp! #scienceofreading #vowelvalley @CentralESChamps @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves @TCSBoardofEd

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Taking vacations around the world during Summer Reading camp! @AlabamaAchieves @Alabama_Reading @TCSBoardofEd #TCSLearns

To apply decoding strategies, students must use their knowledge of individual phoneme/grapheme relationships including identification of vowels and consonants. But before they can use them, they have to be taught them. Direct instruction is so important for this reason.