Literacy
Text Complexity is…well…complex!
Shifting perspectives about high-interest, low-level texts. I began my educational journey as a second-grade…
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High-Quality Curriculum Raised the Bar, But Not High Enough
What we miss when we narrowly define what “high-quality” means in instructional materials When…
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Research-based AND Responsive
Putting the science of reading to work for the kids in front of you…
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Constantly Shifting Practice
How the Shifts of the Common Core changed instruction and still missed the mark…
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The Stories We Were Sold: Reflections on Knowing Better, Doing Better in Education
Over the past month or so, the podcast Sold a…
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Diverse Texts: Are We “Leveraging” Them or Squandering Them?
Making the case for diverse, complex texts As an instructional coach, I get to…
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Being Intentional About Text Selection Is Key to Equitable Instruction
Why anti-racist literacy practices are necessary Over the summer, I participated in a course…
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Art as Text
This post originally appeared on Doodles Academy Blog and has been reposted with permission…
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Designing Culturally Relevant Text Sets
Leveraging the power of text sets to support culturally relevant instruction In this post,…
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