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Hi #Phinder users… I know some of you have gotten an error when loading the system… I am transferring all my web content to a new site… will be back later this week or early next… thank you for your patience! Lots of messages which means a lot of you are using it! Love that!

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I won’t say much more lest we all get caught in a painful rhetorical back-and-forth… @karenvaites thank you for your measured response to my comments and I hope I have made it clearer 😀

Discourse with people like you, not with faceless bomb-throwers. It doesn’t matter if it’s a “keyboard fighter” or a troll, (don’t like those terms but don’t know better ones), or a bot—I don’t think we should welcome any of them.

Also, I don’t mean to “take aim” bc I believe in discourse. I just want to have discourse with people who understand the value of nuance and complexity. I just don’t want to include vitriol in the conversation, if that makes sense (and regardless of the “side” it comes from).

@devin_kearns @IESResearch @elonmusk We’ve already invested trillions. They know what works. I support him on this move — put the funds towards vouchers.

There is an effort to cancel @IESResearch contracts … prob not legal and def a bad idea… Does Mr @elonmusk want an educated workforce? IES funds non-partisan work to help kids learn better—and is known for good fiscal stewardship … wrong place to find savings & corruption.

Check out these FREE videos from the recent Bright Beginnings: Shaping the Next Generation of Literacy Champions conference for preservice educators. 🎉 @MitchellBrookns @HollyLanePhD @devin_kearns Anita Archer @MrsPallone...what a treasure trove! https://t.co/e4YOfKb4nc

I really think that science can help us put the lie to old-fashioned mean-spirited comments. to me, this is why the science of reading is important.

I find the "35 years" statement painful because it is rhetorical--not scientific. It won't improve reading teaching but does make disagreements worse. isn't worth debating b/c that's not science, but it is unpleasant... clearly wrong but hard to respond without more rhetoric.

just read a paper saying the simple view of reading is not valid b/c research is "over 35 years old" ... ignores many more recent SVR papers. @YoungSukKim19 direct & indirect effects model of reading (DIER) is a newer empirically validated one, but no mention of this science.

LIVE on the High Five Literacy Facebook page!! 7PM EST We will be giving you a recap of our last episode with @devin_kearns, Episode 99‼️ What does this episode mean for the *teacher, *administrator, and *parent? 🎁 Power-packed in 15 minutes 😮 EPISODE 100 🎉

Norma Hancock finishing up an amazing day of learning at The #Dyslexia Foundation conference talking about implementation science! Thank you to @bnpowers Joan Mele-McCarthy @tiffanyphogan and the rest of the TDF team for organizing such a wonderful program!

Joan Mele McCarthy kicking off the The Dyslexia Foundation “#Dyslexia in Schools” symposium… the screen is not actually rainbow color… but my iPhone camera is apparently also a strong believer in this important work. 😀 next up… @olaozpa

Headed to New England to see some of my favorite colleagues @olaozpa @bnpowers @tiffanyphogan Joan Mele-McCarthy Phil Capin and other The #Dyslexia Foundation superheroes. Who else do I get to see tomorrow?? Look forward to talking about data-based decision-making!

***FRIDAY*** Don’t miss @devin_kearns! THE LITERACY VIEW‼️🎤🎉🎧👀 You will LOVE this conversation!!! https://t.co/paojmRYFOn

Amazingggg to talk to two of my favorite literacy podcasters… red button and everything (preview: I didn’t get too many bad buttons 😀)

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Carol Connor on the meaning of differentiation in Tier 1…