@mmelockhart.bsky.social
Second Language teacher with SpecEd and Orton-Gillingham Training. Using my M.Ed to bridge the gap b/w research & classroom practice. Sharing resources to support classroom teachers, families and students. #ScienceOfReading advocate🇨🇦
I’ve learned so much about evidence-based strategies to support #ELL & #MLL thanks to these 4 books:
📘Difference or Disorder?
📘Literacy Foundations for English Language Learners
📘Multilingualism, Literacy & Dyslexia
📘Focus on Reading
Texts sets develop teachers’ content knowledge,too! #bookbundles
When one book just isn’t enough…
📘Spelling for Life, by Lyn Stone
📘The Writing Revolution, by N. Wexler & J.Hochman
📘The Writing Rope, by Joan Sedita
Texts sets develop students’ content knowledge…and are important for developing teachers’ content knowledge, too! #BookBundles #ScienceOfWriting
When one book just isn’t enough…
I’ve learned so much about how to build my Literacy Block & routines thanks to these 3 books:
📘Explicit Instruction, by Anita Archer and John Hughes
📘The Structured Literacy Planner, by Louise Spear Swerling
📘Rock Your Literacy Block, by @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social
When one book just isn’t enough:
I’ve learned so much about the #ScienceOfLearning thanks to these 3 incredible books:
📘Why Don’t Students Like School, @dtwuva.bsky.social
📘Harnessing the Science of Learning @nathanielswain.bsky.social
📘How Learning Happens @carlhendrick.substack.com
#BookBundles
When a Podcast just isn’t enough….
#PodcastPairings #OrthographicMapping
@mollyness.bsky.social
-“there are only 24 hours in a day & only so many things we can do well, simultaneously, in those hours, including sleep.”
-“each hour you spend on something that’s only moderately effective is an hour you can’t spend on something else that’s very effective.” @dylanwiliam.bsky.social
Summer reading has begun!📘
I love “Making Room for Impact”! Here’s why this book resonates with me:
- “work is expanding beyond the time available with no real evidence that the additional hours are pushing the needle on student achievement, which has largely remained stage my since the 1970’s.”🧵
#structuredliteracy #OntEd #parents #scienceofreading
In thread, Kim answers my question about age/grade these activities are designed for ➡️ K-2 (and older children who may not have consolidated their PA skills yet)
K-2 (or students in older grades who still have not consolidated their PA skills!)
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Looking for ways to help prevent the summer slide?? Me, too! 🛝☀️
Every year, I send my “Sound Skills Choice Board” home with students so they can practice these essential skills with their parents/caregivers.
These foundational literacy skills are cross linguistic so #FSL kids will benefit, too!
…in today’s culturally rich and inclusive classrooms. 3/3
Register for this FREE event today! www.eventbrite.com/e/making-mea...
@trentuniversity.bsky.social
All are welcome, virtually or in person, to join this powerful presentation that aims to build stronger bridges between Teacher Training Programs & classrooms, while ensuring all new teachers have the knowledge &skills necessary to meet the diverse learning needs of all students…2/3
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“From College to Classroom: Supporting Pre-Service and Associate Teachers with Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in Teacher Training Programs.”
It is an honour to return to Trent University to deliver the Keynote address to incoming teachers & Associate Teachers to kick off the new school year! 1/3
It was a pleasure to speak with @Mr100Teacher on the topic of teacher preparation programs, training and taking a #preventionbeforeintervention approach to teacher education! Link to our chat below👇🏼 #TeacherTraining
t.co/jc6WymG6hL
Happy birthday to me!!🎉
My thoughtful family knows me so well and gave me exactly what I’d been hoping for for my birthday- “Rock Your Literacy Block” by @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social , the latest book in the Science of Reading in Practice series from Scholastic!!🎈🎂❤️
I love the book “How Learning Happens” by Dr. Carl Henrick and recently started following him on Substack where I’ve discovered a treasure chest of incredible resources!
This Teacher’s Guide is available to teachers who want to learn how to work smarter, not harder!
htalh.com/download-teach…
What are the most powerful levers of learning we can use in the classroom? Download our free science of learning guide here ⬇️ htalh.com/download-tea...
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Here’s the best part:when you follow my link & purchase your pass today, you’ll be upgraded to the All Access Pass for FREE! 🎉
That means instead of 90 days, you’ll get 120 days of access plus exclusive fireside chats with our keynote speakers & live Q&A sessions with some of our amazing presenters!
I’m so excited to be part of The Educator Summit Online Conference this summer! It’s a professional development powerhouse with 45+ hours of content for preschool through 5th grade teachers plus three keynote sessions you’ll love. mmelockhartlds--theeducatorsummit.thrivecart.com/the-educator... 1/2🧵
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Check out these excellent math resources from Brian on the Chalk and Talk website! Better yet, listen to his conversation with Anna here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c... #ListenAndLearn
13.06.2025 13:09 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I want to help teachers work smarter, not harder.
That’s why I rely on respected researchers like Dr. Brian Poncy & @rastokke.bsky.social to tell me what the research says AND which resources to use to support my instruction. I don’t have time for new fads in education & my students don’t either.🧵
Teachers need this too! All teachers could benefit from a brain boost this time of year!!
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Huge congratulations to the graduates of the LLLGD Science-Based Program at @viuniversity.bsky.social today!
I am so proud of this Class of 2025! I am also so grateful to @anavieiraviu.bsky.social for bringing us all together and for building this incredible, dynamic community of educators!💙
Teachers are expected to use evidence-based approaches & strategies yet no one has ever trained us how to interpret research!
Huge thanks to @rastokke.bsky.social who shared this 1-page “red flags for education research” for teachers and the literacy coaches and consultants who tell us what to do!
Huge thanks to @rastokke.bsky.social for not just telling teachers like me what to do but for providing great tools to support us!
Most teachers aren’t trained how to read, understand and interpret research papers. I only learned in my M.Ed. So here’s a helpful “cheat-sheet” for those who need it:
Meeting these incredible Canadian Literacy Leaders, Neerja Punjabi from PDSB, Dr. Anna Stokke, and Nidhi Sachdeva, was a highlight of my weekend! #rEdTO2025 @researchedcanada.bsky.social
@rastokke.bsky.social
“No more playing ‘who can guess what’s going on in my head’!” @smorrisey.bsky.social
Sean Morrisey shares how he’s gone from playing “who can tell me what this word means” to teaching vocabulary using an explicit approach to vocabulary instruction!! #vocabulary @researchedcanada.bsky.social
“Number talks- there is no evidence to say that this is an effective instructional strategy.” @numcog.bsky.social
“Math talks are the back hole of math research”. If this is true, then why are school districts encouraging us to use them? Are math talks just another useless trend in math education?
As I begin my new journey of #deimplementation and trying to find better work-life balance, I am forced to remove what isn’t working and embrace what works! I look forward to sharing my findings at this weekend’s ResearchEd Canada conference! @researchedcanada.bsky.social
#ResearchEdTO2025
It’s the perfect day for reading!📘
If you are a teacher who is feeling overwhelmed with all the new curriculum expectations & professional learning this past year or burned out from managing student behaviours while trying to implement new resources & classroom practices, then this book is for you!
