The Reading League Massachusetts
@ReadingLeagueMA
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TRL-MA is an affiliate of The Reading League. We aim to advance the awareness, understanding & use of evidence-based reading instruction across Massachusetts.
Joined October 2022
We are so excited to kick off #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth with two fabulous events with Dr. Stephanie Gottwald and Dr @TiffanyPHogan . zoom links to come. Add these to your calendar! You won't want to miss them
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A huge ‘thank you’ to all our fantastic panelists for lending their expertise to our post documentary panel this past weekend. We appreciate your time, support & commitment to literacy change. Exciting things happening in Massachusetts! @tiffanyphogan @ehanford @ms_tarca.
Interesting discussion @ReadingLeagueMA viewing of with @ehanford @DDyslexiaMA Nancy Duggan @ms_tarca @gordoncollege Elissa Rader. Positive change is happening!
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EXCITING NEWS!! Next month, TRL-MA will be hosting a viewing of ‘The Truth about Reading’ followed by a discussion panel moderated by @ehanford! .All the information is listed in the flyer below. You can register on Eventbrite starting today using the QR code or link below.
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RT @HollyLanePhD: Reading aloud doesn't teach kids to love reading. It teaches them to love books, stories, learning things, the intimacy o….
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RT @literacypodcast: Looking to learn more about dyslexia? In case you missed our 11 (yes, E-L-E-V-E-N!) episodes posted during October abo….
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Have more questions about the @MASchoolsK12 Dyslexia Guidelines? Read them here or send us your questions!.Also - the amendment that was passed in September.
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FAQ: Is dyslexia screening the same as special ed testing?.No. Screening for dyslexia risk is not the same as evaluating a student for special ed eligibility, as screening tools are designed to predict the likelihood of reading challenges. Students at risk need further eval.
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FAQ: What skills should the screener(s) assess?. K - Phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, RAN.1 - Phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, word reading, passage reading, RAN.2 - alphabet knowledge, word reading, reading comp, RAN.
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FAQ: What do the dyslexia guidelines require school districts to do?.1. Screen all K-2 students for dyslexia multiple times per year using a valid & reliable screener on a list from @MASchoolsK12 -- note that as of SY23-24, this becomes all K-3 students.2. Promptly notify parents.
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FAQ: What is dyslexia?.Dyslexia is considered the most common of all SLD affecting 5-17% of the general population. characterized by difficulty learning to read despite.adequate instruction & intelligence. Dyslexia is highly hereditary.
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Today is Halloween, but it is also the last day of #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth. Massachusetts educators, have you looked through the @MASchoolsK12 MA Dyslexia Guidelines yet? Check out this thread for a summary of what you need to know!
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We love the new @UFLiteracy Foundations! They have so many of their resources generously posted for free, but don't sleep on their new Foundational Phonics Curriculum! #sor.
For those of you are using UFLI Foundations they made a list of decodables or controlled texts to go with each lesson from several companies .@UFLiteracy.
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We’re listening today- are you?!. This episode dives into the politics, ignorance and money behind how programs like F&P became the leading approach to teaching reading, despite research that proves otherwise.
Guided Reading was "everything."."This was how, to my knowledge, everyone was teaching reading.". Episode 3 of Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong . Available now wherever you get your podcasts.
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RT @TRL_MD: 🧵 51/ Sold a Story, Episode 3 summary.This is exactly what Reid Lyon was worried about. People who had a stake in the cueing th….
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Have you listened to the first two episodes yet? We are hooked! Thank you @ehanford for bringing illiteracy to the forefront of the conversation, once again.
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RT @TheWindwardInst: A must listen. Launched today @ehanford new podcast "an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn'….
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#TRLConf2022 this morning - opening keynote with @TheDrPT. “resist the urge to go at it alone.” So grateful for all of our @ReadingLeagueMA members who are so passionate about this work! . @reading_league
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RT @SetmeyerAndrea: The most beautiful part of #TRLConf2022? Connecting with literacy leaders from across the country. What a gift they are….
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Happening TONIGHT at 7 PM! Join the Zoom below.
Children with #DevLangDis are more likely to need additional support for behaviors like anxiety, depression, and aggression because they struggle to communicate their basic wants and needs. Oct 14 is #DLDday @RADLDcam @DLDandMe
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