@macreed.bsky.social
Educator and curious life long learner. Passionate about language, literacy, learning, and effective engaging teaching strategies for all students.
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Counting syllables in spoken words helps learners with many reading and writing tasks.
In an introduction to a Spelling for Life lesson on doubling final consonants, Lyn decided to do a quick syllable counting review with the class.
youtu.be/X1a6fn8kDn4
Probably too soon for this kind of post here but I’ll give it a try!
Choose my next read for me - of course I’m going to read them all, but which one first?
Love this quote from @katewinn.bsky.social on Reading Road Trip
10.11.2024 20:10 — 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A reminder to all of my #onted teachers that the OCT library has a lot of great structured literacy books that can be shipped (for free!) right to your door. I’ve been meaning to read this one for awhile!
19.11.2024 17:04 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Here we go - today we launched thinkSRSD with our school staff, bringing research- and evidence-based writing instruction to our educators and students! 💪✍🏽🩷🌟
@leslielaud.bsky.social
Another great book from Lyn Stone!
Such helpful information on teaching linguistics to students - with what I’m sure is a ton of new learning for most teachers as well!
A few of my favourite takeaways follow in this 🧵:
If you are a reading interventionist or special education teacher/consultant, this one is for you: guidance for interventions with students who struggle with word reading, comprehension or a mix of both (at early and later levels), including really helpful sample schedules. 😍
29.12.2024 13:28 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Even better than a Christmas gift - what a pleasure to chat with Dr. Susan Brady this morning!
I feel very validated in my understanding of phonological and phonemic awareness as I forge ahead on a few different projects. 💕
Check out these FREE videos from the recent Bright Beginnings conference for preservice educators.
@mitchellbrookins.bsky.social @hollylanephd.bsky.social @devinkearns.bsky.social Anita Archer @mrspallone.bsky.social ...what a treasure trove!
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A time-lapse video of today’s Word Work with cookie sheets & magnetic letters!
UFLI recommends 6 minutes; in the Ontario kindergarten context we spend about 12 & save the connected text step for small group to maximize whole group time.
These kiddos are 🌟🌟🌟!
Christopher Such’s @suchmo83.bsky.social first book holds a special place in my ❤️- the first SoR book study I facilitated!
His follow-up is packed with valuable research-to-practice ideas for teachers & school leaders.
Note UK Primary covers our K-6; lots for our Junior teachers here too!
We are continuing our soft launch of thinkSRSD at our school with a K-8 focus on gist sentences throughout all subject areas for the month of February…and did someone say “prizes”?! 🎁
05.02.2025 23:06 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0So hard to choose just one quote…
“All of this indicates that using time and resources to improve students’ academic achievement directly might well be a better agent of psychological change than psychological interventions themselves.”
Related: this is one of the most impactful items supporting our kindergarten program.
Our seating plan is incredibly strategic (based on many factors), and we adapt it throughout the year as necessary.
Thanks for this new book, hot off the press @kristigraber.bsky.social - can’t wait to learn more about Executive Function!
19.02.2025 21:21 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1This sounding out and recoding is absolute 🎶 to my ears!
Kids used to sound much smoother when they were following a pattern & guessing using pictures - no sounding out necessary when you aren't really reading! - but this is exactly what we want to hear!
Shared w permission.
Year 1 (PreK) students at benchmark for phonemic awareness:
Beginning of year: 43%
Middle of year: 89%
This was just with Tier 1, whole group phonics instruction.
Ongoing now: targeted small group instruction to close gaps for the few students who didn’t meet benchmark.
Excellent episode with an extremely knowledgeable guest!
This was my treadmilll listen yesterday and was worth every minute.
@j-metsala.bsky.social
The Easter Bunny came early with my copy of @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social’s 7 Mighty Moves Reading Resources from Scholastic!
K-3 educators who have read 7 Mighty Moves will appreciate this companion book with 320 pages of resources to support all 7 moves in the classroom. ❤️
So important that those of us who advocate for the “science of reading” make clear that we mean so much more than phonics!
17.05.2025 16:20 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Time to question Round Robin Reading and maybe ruffle a few feathers! open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
01.06.2025 08:56 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I used a First Sound Fluency progress monitoring form to see where our Year 1 K students are in relation to the Beginning of Year benchmark for when they return in the fall.
🌟 100% of the students are already at or above benchmark
🔵 89% above
🟢 11% at
#StructuredLiteracy
New! Irish educator & researcher @readwritejen.bsky.social explores how young children develop the ability to make inferences & how educators can explicitly support this essential skill. Full of playful, practical strategies & research-backed insights.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
How on earth did I miss this???
Notifications ON…
K-2 teachers: Don’t miss the latest from @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social, diving deep into specific elements of her day, with minute-by-minute advice around arrival routines, phonics, close reading, writing, small groups/centers & read-alouds.
P.S. I’ll be giving away a copy next week on Insta!
Dr. Sarah Lupo shares how to support adolescent readers across subjects with practical, research-informed strategies. We discuss 5 major challenges that make texts tough for students & tools for scaffolding instruction.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
🚗 What is implementation science, and why should educators care about it?
In this new episode, Dr. Katlynn Dahl-Leonard breaks down how this field can help close the gap between literacy research and classroom practice.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
I always make sure I share what the MTSS framework is, why it’s important & how it supports reading achievement for ALL students. This week, in the B.Ed program at University of British Columbia I turned to respected expert, Dr. Stephanie Stollar, to explain the MTSS framework to B.Ed students.
15.03.2025 16:02 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
I’m sure you’re eagerly awaiting the book I’m cowriting with Stephanie Stollar on reading assessment for frontline educators 😉 but Stephanie has this brand new book with Sarah Brown available NOW and it is a must-read for school/district leaders! 😍
08.06.2025 00:09 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
