5th grade teachers, adjunct professors @judsonu, and authors of Transforming Literacy Teaching in the Era of Higher Standards
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
I'm giving away a personalized pre-order copy of ODDER from my local indie, @ChildrensBW_LA.
RT & follow to enter! I'll pick a random winner on 8/8.
If it's not your week, I'll be doing the same thing each Saturday until the book's release. Or should that be Sotterday? 🦦💙
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
26 Jul 2022
How do we enter children’s play to make what they love to do an impactful learning experience?
We have intentional interactions during play by adapting a playful learning mindset. Our interactions should be empowering, meaningful, and joyful! #AVL2022
@MATHplusLIT @CorwinPress
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
26 Jul 2022
Social-emotional learning or academic learning? Not either-or but BOTH. Integration of the two is the key in early childhood and beyond! @MATHplusLIT @VisibleLearning @CorwinPress #AVL2022
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
25 Jul 2022
Hello, please find the unroll here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1… Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
15 Jul 2022
Students inhale authors' words & ideas and exhale their own interpretations & responses in #LitWorkshop classrooms. Learn how to facilitate this back-and-forth flow of language in The Literacy Workshop by @mariapwalther & @LitCup. hubs.ly/Q01gXJss0
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
5 Jul 2022
1/4 Curriculum is like jarred spaghetti sauce.
Some people use it straight from the jar even though they know it's too salty.
Some add ingredients to improve it bc they know how to cook, but don't have time to start from scratch.
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
More picture books we loved this week:
⭐️A Mouthful of Minnows by John Hare (@HarperChildrens)
⭐️Friends by Daniela Sosa (@simonschuster)
⭐️Brothers and Sisters by Ariel Andrés Almada & Sonja Wimmer (@CuentoDeLuz)
⭐️Swim, Jim! by Kaz Windness (@KWindness)
Happy reading! 🥳
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
4 Jul 2022
RT @ElementarySage: @itsJeffTiedrich Separated from parents during Highland Park shooting. Anyone recognize?
If you know this child or have information please contact Highland Park Il Police on their non emergency number (847) 432-7730 #Illinois
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
4 Jul 2022
#1 - Set up your classroom environment for writing, revising, and sharing.
Dedicate space and structures for students to:
• Write quietly,
• Work in small groups for peer sharing, and
• Celebrate pieces as a whole group.
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
4 Jul 2022
Four Ideas for Promoting a Positive Attitude Toward Writing with Students 🧵👇
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
2 Jul 2022
How might this look? Some first steps:
• Assess students in reading (cognition) and as readers (affect).
• Use the common literacy curriculum as a starting point (vs. end point) for classroom/intervention discussions.
• Whenever possible, push in or co-teach. (It's possible.)
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
2 Jul 2022
Here's the thing:
All 4 of these literacy experiences:
• Are authentic - what readers do in the real world.
• Are motivating and engaging - critical for teaching readers.
• Can be embedded within existing interventions.
I believe each one can be offered for all kids.
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
2 Jul 2022
Situation #3: Content Studies
Science, social studies, etc. are important for building background knowledge.
They are also the areas of school that often motivate and engage students the most.
Yet these areas are often seen as 2nd tier when pulling students for intervention.
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
2 Jul 2022
Situation #2: Book Clubs
When students get pulled for intervention during these times, they can lose the opportunity for:
• Autonomy
• Peer support
• Joyful experiences with classmates around self-selected topics
If we won't pull them from recess, the same for book clubs.
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Karen & Brian Tucker retweeted
2 Jul 2022
Situation #1: Read Aloud
A lot happens when the teacher is reading aloud:
• Developing listening skills
• Comprehension free of decoding
• Engaging in deep discussion about the text
Every student who misses this misses out, plus deprives peers of their smart thinking.
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