Discover the building blocks of effective reading instruction! 🔍📖 Dive into key elements from phonemic awareness to sociocultural factors. Save your spot: literacyconference.org/

Happy teacher appreciation, Clarisa!

SoMLA’s 52nd annual Conference is next week! We are thrilled to be back in person. Join us for the conference! Here is a link to the digital program. read.bookcreator.com/5u7Jy..… @SOMLAReads, @HOCOReads

Fluency Friday! Celebrating Women's History Month and Day (March 8) with this poem for students to study, rehearse and perform.

Register Today! Free State of Maryland Literacy Association (SoMLA) VIRTUAL Event, Featuring Debra Crouch. Reading IS Comprehensing. @somlareads @ESLAMaryland @FCPSBarrick @MDASCD @hcpsselemla @HoCoReads

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One more week for early bird rate! Register today!

🧵5/? Invest in low-cost evidence-based supplemental resources like UFLI foundations for phonics. Ensure you're teaching science and social studies each day (do a close and careful look at the schedule of the day!) and invest in materials to support content areas.

State of Maryland Literacy Association Conference 2024 call for proposals is now open! Submit your proposal today to share your area of expertise with others.

📚 Attention wordsmiths and bookworms! SOMLA's call for proposals is now open. Share your expertise in vocabulary, speaking and listening, and library media and classroom connections. Make an impact on literacy education. Submit your proposal today! forms.gle/jjsjh1EJr3S3Yv7t5

Join today! Enter your local chapter name on your registration form. Look for invitations to SoMLA and local chapter events!

Read to your newborn. 📚 With hearing developing during the final months of gestation, it’s never too early to begin reading to your baby. And this mom is giving us an absolute master class in how to do it right. Note first that she’s reading face-to-face. At this age (10 weeks), there is literally nothing more thrilling - or instructional - to your newborn than your face. Check out how intently focused baby is on mom’s voice and facial expressions. Mom reads with expression and emotion, alternating between glances at the text and direct eye contact with her adoring audience of one. And there is so much going on in that developing brain. Did you know that during the earliest years of life babies form new neural connections at an estimated 1 million per SECOND? With these types of rich daily interactions, mom is setting her baby up for a lifetime of success. Kudos to KelseyPaumer (IG) on this fantastic and educational 🎥 clip.

📢 Calling all literacy superheroes! SOMLA's April 2024 conference is the place to be. We're searching for proposals on topics like content literacy, adolescent/middle school literacy, and literacy coaching. Submit your ideas and make a difference! forms.gle/jjsjh1EJr3S3Yv7t5

Attention all educators, researchers, and literacy advocates! 🗣️ @somlareads is seeking proposals for its conference focused on emergent/early literacy, high school literacy, and family literacy. Share your knowledge and be part of the conversation! forms.gle/jjsjh1EJr3S3Yv7t5

It's a SOMLA Homecoming!!! This year's conference is IN PERSON!! Mark those calendars NOW! (Could we BE using any more exclamation points?) Stay tuned for information regarding submitting conference proposals. #SoMLA2024 #YoungReadersToForeverReaders

Beautifully put, Regie!

Learned so much! Now time to practice and create

Sam’s closing message: “As you go into the world, please talk, but also listen, and especially listen for chances to find common ground.” Sam Bommarito #SoMLA2023

Essential questions!