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Dianna Townsend

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Professor of Literacy Studies at UNR πŸ“š Founder of NV Adolescent Literacy Network. Always thinking about adolescent lit, vocabulary, comprehension, and multilingual learners. Also always thinking about mountain sports πŸš΅β€β™‚οΈβ›·οΈ

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Heading to #LRA2025? Join us at the Word Study: Phonics, Spelling, & Vocabulary Study Group - a great set of talks! Speakers: Julie Washington, Young-Suk Kim, Jazmyn Jones, Zuowei Wang, Tenaha O'Reilly, Margaret Oswood Opatz, Darl Kiernan. Wed, Thurs, Fri, 12:00 - 1:00, Mezz. Floor, Melrose 1.

25.11.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was a really fun podcast conversation - we talked about the best ways to help secondary students learn the important vocabulary they need for school and beyond. www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests/diann...

13.02.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm so excited to share this special issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. A great set of articles (all free!) on helping adolescents develop the foundational literacy skills they need to pursue their goals in and out of school. ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19362706...

30.01.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Those look AMAZING!!!

13.12.2024 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literacy friends! If you’re going to #LRA2024, come to the Word Study study group each day (12:00 - 1:00) for outstanding talks and great discussion on word consciousness, morphology, vocabulary (with a critical lens), foundational skills, & professional learning.

02.12.2024 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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