Mark Weakland
@MarkWeakland
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Author of fab kid lit and teacher books (Corwin, ILA, Stenhouse), literacy coach & consultant, musician, nature boy, tree tender, salamander wrangler.
Western PA
Joined November 2013
Hi all. I’m moving my social media comm to Instagram @ MarkWeaklandLiteracy. I am unwilling to support Musk and now Alex Jones is back on X and he's the worst. Sandy Hook was a turning point for me (and many others). Can't support this platform. So let’s connect on Instagram!
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Hey all - I'm moving my social media postings and communication to Instagram! Follow me there @ MarkWeaklandLiteracy. In the words of Mike Rutherford "I will follow you will you follow me..."
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1. What’s it like to have someone say your words aren’t appropriate for kids? I asked these authors, who have all had their books challenged in Florida schools: @EllenHopkinsLit
@MarkWeakland
@OhReallyRio
@ryanestrada
https://t.co/Rs1MKvYKx4
baynews9.com
Some say their books have been unfairly targeted.
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Some of my favorite concepts and ideas in this book tie directly to the big ideas in reading and science of reading reminders: effective teaching techniques really matter, moving Ss to mastery of phonology and then alphabetic principal are key, reading is always about meaning!
Lots of great information here @CorwinPress @MarkWeakland
https://t.co/TScbRfZySE
#thereadingbrain #reading_difficulties #wait_time @SendStation @SENDMattersUK @trethewey_helen
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Lots of great information here @CorwinPress @MarkWeakland
https://t.co/TScbRfZySE
#thereadingbrain #reading_difficulties #wait_time @SendStation @SENDMattersUK @trethewey_helen
corwin.com
This guide builds on decades of evidence and years of experience to help teachers understand how the brain learns to read and how to apply that unders...
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Discover 50 of the planet’s most breathtaking natural sites and learn more about what makes them truly irreplaceable! Check out UNESCO’s new “Our Natural #WorldHeritage - 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places” publication. https://t.co/7YIpXOCp6S
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Re 2nd grader w/severe #dyslexia, I suggested to teacher: try teaching ONLY letter form & sound (NO letter names) until basic CVC decoding takes hold. @LexonikST Check out interesting comments & studies around this idea- https://t.co/dEbognMl7R
https://t.co/kLKdvuOPIv
#earlyed
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Melissa Stewart continues her string of engaging, high-quality nonfiction books on a wide range of topics. All her books help move children to an understanding of natural systems and an appreciation for Earth. Wonderful!
Woo-hoo! Thank You, Moon comes out today. Here's the story behind the book. https://t.co/HFiTubD0ML
@jalanan @randomhousekids @RHCBEducators @blueslipper
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Happy to say my biography of Wilma Rudolph is a featured book at https://t.co/Xas2bffDW8 and is available at Bookshop. https://t.co/dWS8HFwyBh
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Check out When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball - Wilma Rudolph became a great American athlete. But do you know what she was like as a child? From battling polio to playing basketball, Wilma was a...
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I super excited to play a part in the great professional development provided by Golding Touch. I'll be sharing many practical activities useful for teaching all readers & spellers and especially effective for those who struggle. Plus, you get a free book! Onward & upward!
The countdown is on! We're only a few weeks away from our first session of the year discussing effective common sense strategies for struggling readers with @MarkWeakland. Everyone will leave with a FREE book! Sign up here: https://t.co/CWX0G7lrZ4
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Spot on @ZinnEdProject. Leveraging terrible laws, a small # of people are trying to erase histories of entire groups of people, as well as deeply personal stories of self & family. Erasing is unAmerican! We all have stories to tell. Let's work to protect our freedom to tell them.
@NMAAHC @KidadaEWilliams A wonderful picture book, "When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball" by @MarkWeakland includes her childhood story. It is one of countless books challenged in Florida under the "Stop Woke Act" for being "anti-white" because of its honest reference to racism. https://t.co/lgcqiN20Bk
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Ts - As promised, my new blog follows up on a previous post by discussing less formal types of guided repeated reading, as well as independent re-reading activities. Happy spring! https://t.co/sCiKtpn5PA
@ILAToday @CorwinPress @stenhousepub #Dyslexia #Reading
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As promised, my new blog post gives less formal ways of doing guided repeated reading, as well as independent...
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My new blog series looks at guided repeated reading, repeated reading, & supported non-repetitive reading - they all build reading fluency. Rate can be over-rated so focus on reading quality! https://t.co/mCmIjmcoJs
@ILAToday @CorwinPress @stenhousepub #Dyslexia #Reading
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My new blog series looks at routines and activities that build reading fluency, especially reading quality.
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Yes, thank you @FLFreedomRead! A small number of teachers, parents, & pols are limiting the history, culture, & reading rights of a huge number of parents & children. I believe writer Jamelle Bouie @jbouie called it "legislation by heckling"
They are cutting out other parents from the discussion on what is appropriate for their children. The inclusion of Anne Frank’s feelings as a young girl during that time shows that she was still experiencing the things young girls do during the Holocaust. It’s HER story.
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Here's a link to last night's MSNBC report on banning children's books. FL districts tried to ban Jonah Winter's wonderful book on Roberto Clemente, too. Good grief. https://t.co/ewNADVzNgL
#bannedbooks @CapstonePub #kidlit @FLFreedomRead
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