“Essentially, early math fact fluency serves as a reliable predictor of a student's long-term mathematical potential”… ❤️❤️❤️

We are not victims of our situation. We are the architects of it.

@TimRasinski1 word ladders are a great example of cognitive apprenticeship in miniature. each step scaffolds the next, and students can see the logic of how sounds map to letters in sequence. the teacher models, the student traces the reasoning, and fluency builds from visible structure.

WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY! Here's a word ladder for Women’s History Month and Day (March 8). Daily Word Ladders are an effective, engaging, & inexpensive supplement to any school phonics, spelling, or vocabulary program. Find more at https://t.co/5HiNFqCZcr

I am excited to have my book recognized by the International Impact Book Awards! I created this book over the summer as I was creating professional learning for the staff. We use the systems in the book at our school. Shout out to our amazing teachers! Go Ana Grace!

Want to learn about Readers Theater for fluency, then watch these 2 videos created by Gabriella Arfaras-Andrews, Maggie Bethea, and Lisa Morin. Demonstration in the comments. https://t.co/p3HG76O92Y @ILAToday @CECMembership @reading_league @TheNCII @NCILiteracy @leadforliteracy

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kids who read well read more. kids who start behind read less. the gap widens every year. this is the Matthew Effect. good readers self-teach. weak readers fall further back. early intervention is the only window. #ScienceOfReading #reading #literacy #education #earlylearning

Teachers are those who help find strengths, wipe away tears, overpower demons and conquer fears.

@TimRasinski1 @DoctorSam7 @ERobbPrincipal @wbny @tcmpub @bar_zie @kellygrillo @Principal_H @ChristiGabbitas @HertsEnglish @CurriculumMatrs word root visual cards are dual coding in action — the chart structure activates the visual channel while definitions and examples activate the verbal channel simultaneously. Paivio says encoding through both channels builds stronger, more retrievable word knowledge than

MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day ! Thus, this week’s word root focuses on the Word Roots "fem/femi" and "gyn/gynec" = "woman". I hope you find this resource helpful.

Great teachers empathize with Kids, respect them, and believe that each one has something special that can be built upon.

🎧 Want every podcast episode we’ve done on fluency all in one place? Now you’ve got it. 👉 Tap to read + listen now: https://t.co/DFxg9X73Se

We take the view that truly connected educators connect in a wide variety of ways, never losing sight of the fact that no amount of online connectivity can replace connecting face to face.

Educators, you need these 4 book!

The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.

Rudine Sims Bishop coined this 35 years ago. kids need mirrors (seeing themselves) and windows (seeing others). most children's libraries are still 70% windows for most kids. kids who see themselves in books internalize something important: "people like me do things like this."

1/2 FLUENCY FRIDAY! Feb. 27 is International Polar Bear Day! Here’s a Polar Bear poem, by poet David L. Harrison, for students to rehearse for fluency & perform for Int'l Polar Bear Day! I hope you find this resource helpful in promoting students' reading fluency & much more.

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING AN EDUCATOR IS YOU GET TO START EACH YEAR UNDEFEATED.

1/2 FLUENCY FRIDAY! Feb. 27 is International Polar Bear Day! Here’s a Polar Bear poem, by poet David L. Harrison, for students to rehearse for fluency & perform for Int'l Polar Bear Day! I hope you find this resource helpful in promoting students' reading fluency & much more.