Melanie Raymond

When the math wars win, kids lose A new report + a new petition call for schools to stop quibbling and use the 'science of math'

Thanks to @hollykorbey.bsky.social for covering Ben Solomon's petition to retract the NY Math briefs, which he describes as pseudoscience. Check out her newsletter here: hollykorbey.substack.com/p/when-the-m...

Honoured to support & be part of this series from POPARD. Check out the amazing things happening across BC to provide effective literacy instruction, maximizing the literacy proficiency of all students. We can do this! ❤️ #bced #literacy #equity #evidence

autismoutreach.ca/category/lit...

Balanced literacy didn’t work—will balanced math? with Ben Solomon (Ep 54) Podcast Episode · Chalk & Talk · 2025-09-12 · 1h 10m

Fascinating how similar arguments against #EvidenceBased practices are across borders. ⏱️ to move beyond philosophical, ideological, opinion-based dichotomies. #Equity may be possible if we are actually informed by how humans learn. #bced
👍👊🙌💪@rastokke.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

YouTube video by Chalk & Talk with Anna Stokke Explicit instruction: Essential in reading AND math

Explicit instruction is essential in reading AND math! youtube.com/shorts/d-meB...

From the Cariboo to Cowichan to White Rock - headed home after 2 days of PD about equity & literacy. Grateful to folks from SD79 & SD36 for the invite, hosting & participating. Flight delay = time to polish course outlines for the new Regional TEP cohort @unbced.

Notes from the diary of a PD provider: When you travel to Van Island to provide PD, & realize you forgot your toiletries after you get to White Rock for your next event, this is what $21 at a local store buys. Must be the “vintage” toothpaste. Don’t think I’ve seen cinnamon Close Up since 1989.

Stop Gaslighting Teachers Please.

“If I had one wish: It would be that all the reading influencers in the world would join hands and sing together in the spirt of science and sanity about the necessity of centering foundational skills instruction on facilitating orthographic mapping.”
open.substack.com/pub/harriett...

This quote is from Dr. Timothy Odegard’s latest LinkedIn post. If you aren’t familiar with him, just search his name and prepare to be inspired. #dyslexia #leadlearners #evidence #bced

As we begin to introduce universal screening using evidence-based measures across #BCED, it is so important to understand that screening is just the start. Dr. Timothy Odegard explains this, and so much more, in this excellent article.
#dyslexia #literacy #equity

dyslexia.mtsu.edu/2025/04/24/d...

Never gets old for the word nerds. #MayThe4th 😆🤓

Sincerest thanks to the Bulkley Valley Teachers' Union for inviting me to present about #evidencebased #relationshipfocused #literacy practices! Great day of learning with a group of incredibly dedicated educators. Full brains and full bellies this Easter weekend! #effectiveinstructionforall #bced

Congrats to the 2025 graduates from UNBC’s Regional Teacher Education Program! 16 months of hard work, growth & learning have come to an end. So proud of this close-knit cohort from Quesnel & Terrace, BC. See you in the halls, teachers!
#bced #EvidenceBased #CulturallyResponsive
#PeoplePlaceLand

Saturday morning #motivation.

What would you do if you got out of your own way? #limitless #kitchenchalkboard #mindset #motivation

Podcast | Anna Stokke Chalk & Talk is a podcast about education and math.

Ep. 43 is a “must listen.” Being literate (& numerate) is good for kids, society & the economy. It’s not about “getting back to basics,” swinging pendulums, politics, philosophies, or ideologies. It’s about #evidence & access to education.
👍 rastokke.blsky.social

www.annastokke.com/podcast

Looking forward to listening to this today and the math advocacy episode! Thanks @rastokke.bsky.social for your attention to this topic and for your excellent podcast. I consider it mobile PD for educators!

FREE POPFASD Livestream Event!

We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to connect with BC Educators from around the province to share our professional learning journeys in literacy instruction.

Register here: live.fasdoutreach.ca/register/334...

More food for thought from Dr. Charles Ungerleider. To his point about mastery of knowledge, there must be access to it. Ensuring that there is a bridge to the large body of research related to learning and literacy in all levels of teacher ed, a s key.
open.substack.com/pub/oneducat...

Seinfeld knows!

Questionable Judgment A recent article in the Tyee discusses British Columbia's $30 million initiative to address dyslexia through early literacy screening and teacher preparation.

This brings forward food for thought re: #teacherautonomy, what it means to be in a “profession” & our responsibility as “professionals.” Professional judgement is so important, which is why #evidence is crucial to the knowledge that we base our judgments upon.

open.substack.com/pub/oneducat...

On February 14th, join me, Erica Roberts &
@katelyonpr.bsky.social as we share our collective experience & knowledge about effective, evidence-based literacy practices for all students, including those who may present with FASD.

#lit4all #bced #equity

live.fasdoutreach.ca/register/334...

If you're wanting to learn about #StructuredLiteracy and see how educators are changing their practice in British Columbia, join us! Everyone welcome - teachers, EAs, ECEs, principals, management, trustees. Change is happening!

#BCEd
#BCEdChat
#BCTF
#BCPVPA

www.facebook.com/share/g/1Gks...

Literacy in school-aged children: A paediatric approach to advocacy and assessment | Canadian Paediatric Society Literacy is a key social determinant of health that affects the daily socioemotional lives of children and their economic prospects later in life. Being able to read, write, and understand written tex...

The Canadian Paediatric Society issued a position statement in October 2024:

"Being able to read, write, and understand written text is essential to participating in society, achieving goals, developing knowledge, and fulfilling potential."

#BCEd
#BCEdChat
#BCPoli
#BCTF
#BCPVPA
#EduSky

Good read, #BCEd

Learning styles are a myth.
Learning styles are a myth.
Learning styles are a myth.

Please share widely.

#BCEd
#BCEdChat
#BCPoli
#Edusky

Click the Link: app.7taps.com/5p9vMc27v3fE

Becoming a Nation of Non-Readers Students are reading fewer books than they used to, but there's a lot schools can do to reverse the trend.

To hook kids on reading, let's lighten up on instruction & enable them to become immersed in novels.

To help them read complex text, let's provide more structure--e.g., by guiding them to take notes/write briefly on what they read.

More on my Substack:

nataliewexler.substack.com/p/becoming-a...