Author of fab kid lit and teacher books (Corwin, ILA, Stenhouse), literacy coach & consultant, musician, nature boy, tree tender, salamander wrangler.
Joined November 2013
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16 Jan 2024
Hi all. I’m moving my social media comm to Instagram @ MarkWeaklandLiteracy. I am unwilling to support Musk and now Alex Jones is back on X and he's the worst. Sandy Hook was a turning point for me (and many others). Can't support this platform. So let’s connect on Instagram!
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15 Jan 2024
Hey all - I'm moving my social media postings and communication to Instagram! Follow me there @ MarkWeaklandLiteracy. In the words of Mike Rutherford "I will follow you will you follow me..."
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21 Aug 2023
1. What’s it like to have someone say your words aren’t appropriate for kids?
I asked these authors, who have all had their books challenged in Florida schools:
@EllenHopkinsLit
@MarkWeakland
@OhReallyRio
@ryanestrada
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30 Oct 2023
Some of my favorite concepts and ideas in this book tie directly to the big ideas in reading and science of reading reminders: effective teaching techniques really matter, moving Ss to mastery of phonology and then alphabetic principal are key, reading is always about meaning!
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18 Oct 2023
Discover 50 of the planet’s most breathtaking natural sites and learn more about what makes them truly irreplaceable!
Check out UNESCO’s new “Our Natural #WorldHeritage - 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places” publication. on.unesco.org/3tsp8Hh
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16 Oct 2023
Re 2nd grader w/severe #dyslexia, I suggested to teacher: try teaching ONLY letter form & sound (NO letter names) until basic CVC decoding takes hold. @LexonikST Check out interesting comments & studies around this idea- bit.ly/Shanahan_comments bit.ly/NIH_lettername_study #earlyed
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10 Oct 2023
Melissa Stewart continues her string of engaging, high-quality nonfiction books on a wide range of topics. All her books help move children to an understanding of natural systems and an appreciation for Earth. Wonderful!
10 Oct 2023
Woo-hoo! Thank You, Moon comes out today.
Here's the story behind the book.
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@jalanan @randomhousekids @RHCBEducators @blueslipper
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4 Oct 2023
Happy to say my biography of Wilma Rudolph is a featured book at socialjusticebooks.org/bookl… and is available at Bookshop. bookshop.org/a/7256/97815158…
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4 Oct 2023
I super excited to play a part in the great professional development provided by Golding Touch. I'll be sharing many practical activities useful for teaching all readers & spellers and especially effective for those who struggle. Plus, you get a free book! Onward & upward!
The countdown is on! We're only a few weeks away from our first session of the year discussing effective common sense strategies for struggling readers with @MarkWeakland. Everyone will leave with a FREE book! Sign up here: goldingtouch.com/pd2023-2638…
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24 Jun 2023
Spot on @ZinnEdProject. Leveraging terrible laws, a small # of people are trying to erase histories of entire groups of people, as well as deeply personal stories of self & family. Erasing is unAmerican! We all have stories to tell. Let's work to protect our freedom to tell them.
23 Jun 2023
A wonderful picture book, "When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball" by @MarkWeakland includes her childhood story.
It is one of countless books challenged in Florida under the "Stop Woke Act" for being "anti-white" because of its honest reference to racism.
bookshop.org/a/7256/97815158…
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9 May 2023
Ts - As promised, my new blog follows up on a previous post by discussing less formal types of guided repeated reading, as well as independent re-reading activities. Happy spring! markweaklandliteracy.com/blo… @ILAToday @CorwinPress @stenhousepub #Dyslexia #Reading
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9 May 2023
As promised, my new blog post gives less formal ways of doing guided repeated reading, as well as independent... markweaklandliteracy.com/1/p…
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1 May 2023
My new blog series looks at guided repeated reading, repeated reading, & supported non-repetitive reading - they all build reading fluency. Rate can be over-rated so focus on reading quality! markweaklandliteracy.com/blo… @ILAToday @CorwinPress @stenhousepub #Dyslexia #Reading
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1 May 2023
My new blog series looks at routines and activities that build reading fluency, especially reading quality. markweaklandliteracy.com/1/p…
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6 Apr 2023
Yes, thank you @FLFreedomRead! A small number of teachers, parents, & pols are limiting the history, culture, & reading rights of a huge number of parents & children. I believe writer Jamelle Bouie @jbouie called it "legislation by heckling"
6 Apr 2023
They are cutting out other parents from the discussion on what is appropriate for their children.
The inclusion of Anne Frank’s feelings as a young girl during that time shows that she was still experiencing the things young girls do during the Holocaust. It’s HER story.
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6 Apr 2023
Here's a link to last night's MSNBC report on banning children's books. FL districts tried to ban Jonah Winter's wonderful book on Roberto Clemente, too. Good grief. youtube.com/watch?v=BOn1cmXq… #bannedbooks @CapstonePub #kidlit @FLFreedomRead
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6 Apr 2023
My book When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball is still target of book bans, now in FLA. One racist T, armed w/ FL's Stop WOKE Ace forces a district to erase historical facts, thereby squashing rights of readers! #kidlit @ILAToday @CapstonePress #bannedbooks popular.info/p/meet-the-flor…
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