Parents are the most powerful force in the reading crisis—and the system hopes they never realize it. FACTS: • Nearly all kids can learn to read • Schools are required by federal law to identify dyslexia & teach kids how to read Once parents know this, everything changes.

2026 should be about theoretically sound models, strong pedagogy, and fewer children left behind. Frameworks should help teachers teach, not do more. 🔗

Her answer: the “Big Six” should actually be the Big Five because language underpins all literacy, not one isolated pillar.

Have you seen his Table Talk yet?!?! Not to be missed..

If we truly care about EVERY child, we need to ensure EVERY teacher has the knowledge. https://t.co/puASk8PDOa

My wishes for 2026 are simple: the things families shouldn’t still be fighting for. Dyslexia awareness isn’t optional. “Wait to fail” shouldn’t exist. Parents are partners. IEPs must be followed. MTSS can’t delay Child Find. Progress monitoring must be real. These aren’t lofty

Day 1 of my 26 recommendations for 2026 📚 Happy New Year! The Teachers Table curates expert-vetted literacy resources teachers can trust. Less scrolling. Less guessing. More confidence. 🔗 https://t.co/exR50euZBY #26for2026 #ScienceOfLearning #ArtOfTeaching

I swear to you. No teacher is holding back their "super-secret" teacher secrets to keep kids from reading. Training, materials, and leadership have to improve. When you know how to teach a kid to read, you'll change schools before you hide it under a bushel.

Just a reminder for 2026. Let's put our energy into teacher knowledge and support. For every child to learn to read, we need every teacher to know how to teach reading. @TheTchersTble

.@AndyPierrotti also reports that 38 states have reached out to Mississippi to learn from its work. I wonder about the comparable figure in Louisiana. @kellibottger @NedStanley @cadebrumley @Kunjan19 https://t.co/kHps5zJKrG

Fun fact: The strong majority of Mississippi children pass the state’s third grade reading assessment, which allows a retake opportunity. Few students are ultimately candidates for 3rd grade retention: “The state’s initial 3rd grade reading pass rate reached an all-time high of

We excused educators because colleges failed them. That excuse ended the moment the science of reading proved most effective. There are no barriers now—SoR resources are free. Excuses are harmful. Kids are being traumatized, pushed into prison pipelines, and destroyed mentally

I really enjoyed talking Southern Surge and smart literacy strategies with @GTavernetti. It drops just in time for your holiday commute!

"I feel like they gave up on me..." My dyslexic nephew's words haunt me. We can cosplay as caring adults, but our choices and focus are revealing. Politics, sports, jobs, Desperate Housewives... anything but our children. For New Year, I pray my neighbors and I get it together.

We don’t need more screens to teach children to read and write. We need pens, paper, and time. The evidence keeps backing handwriting. The question is whether policy and practice are willing to listen.

We cannot ask children to love reading if reading feels hard, stressful, or embarrassing. Instruction changes that. Every child deserves the chance to love reading.

✨ As we wrap up 2025, we’re sharing our top episodes of the year! Here’s #️⃣ 5️⃣ Research-Based Routines for Multisyllabic Word Reading with Jessica Toste & Brennan Chandler 🎧 Listen now! https://t.co/Jf1nvMmjzj

Please don’t make fun of children today for believing in Santa. Many adults, including teachers, still believe discovery-based learning is the most effective way to teach.

This is what progress looks like. The New Yorker takes on the #ReadingWars and explains—clearly and forcefully—why science-based reading instruction is non-negotiable if we want all children to succeed. @Reading_League @dyslexiaIDA @NationalParents

@MissyPurcell @JessicaKulynych Yes—parents across the country are driving this change. From Ohio to Georgia to Colorado, the movement is growing every day.