Long time educator, literacy geek, book lover, and goat farmer! VT Teacher of the year '93. National Board Certified. Comments are my own.
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ellen a thompson retweeted
14 Dec 2023
We're looking forward to having @RacheGabriel in Vermont on Jan. 25th! She'll be bringing lots of insights for our teachers! Science of Reading for Teaching: What it is and what it does - is the topic!
Register here:
tinyurl.com/RachaelPLL
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22 Nov 2023
Be still my heart - Rachael Gabriel is coming to Vermont!!! Rachael Gabriel - : conta.cc/3QEKdGq
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ellen a thompson retweeted
31 Oct 2023
Mark your calendars - World Read Aloud Day with @litworldsays is February 7, 2024! Like always, I'm coordinating a list of author & illustrator volunteers to read aloud to classrooms via Zoom on that day. Want to join us? Here's how to sign up: katemessner.com/getting-read…
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ellen a thompson retweeted
15 Oct 2023
Thank you @DrMaryHoward for making me aware of this amazing interview. So much wisdom here on learning to read and being a comprehending reader. Not to be missed!
14 Oct 2023
Today's blog is very special. It is the first of a two-part series about my interview with P.D. Pearson. Pearson is the architect of the gradual release model. Please have a look and listen. doctorsam7.blog/2023/10/14/p…
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ellen a thompson retweeted
13 Oct 2023
📊Research has found that classrooms differ a great deal in quality of discussions--and those differences impact comprehension development. Please see below for examples of differences. For a self-assessment and guide to quality talk about text, see amazon.com/Quality-Talk-Abou…
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10 Oct 2023
Thank you, PL Thomas! Smart words!
Should Vermont Mimic Mississippi?: SOR Edition radicalscholarship.com/2023/… via @plthomasEdD
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ellen a thompson retweeted
21 Sep 2023
For my VT friends and those nearby don't miss these opportunities.
Exciting Literacy Series : conta.cc/48s8ZBI
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23 Sep 2023
Yes!
22 Sep 2023
Ouellette and Fraser (2009): Children learned to recognize words they've never seen or heard before better if the words were taught with semantic information (definitions and pictures). sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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22 Sep 2023
I need this book.
21 Sep 2023
"As humans we have the great gift, the great evolutionary achievement, of speech and story. It’s what we do best—and all literacy instruction needs to honor and build on that gift.” Literacy's Democratic Roots by Tom Newkirk.
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ellen a thompson retweeted
21 Sep 2023
Fluency Thursday by @TimRasinski1 . BTW for even more poems visit @poetry4kids and be on the lookout for my upcoming post about Kenn and his wonderful website.
21 Sep 2023
Fluency Thursday!
Sept 21 is International Peace Day. Here’s a great opportunity for students to read, rehearse, perform (for fluency), & then discuss this song/poem about peace. Also, check out -- youtube.com/watch?v=akGV9Old…
@ILAToday @ascd @DyslexiaIDA @reading_league @IMSEOG
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alranbooks.com/shop/middle-s… enter the fall code fallbooks23 to receive a discount on any of Ralphs or Melanie's titles
#ALRANBooks
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14 Sep 2023
Excited to share our new book coming out in November, written by myself and @ConferringCarl . Even more excited for how it will support teachers and students' writing! Link for preorder: heinemann.com/products/e1364…
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ellen a thompson retweeted
28 Aug 2023
PSA: A text is not inherently "decodable." Decodability is a property of the text 📷in relation to the reader Nell Duke
#teachingreading #ALRANBooks #fluency #readingteacher
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ellen a thompson retweeted
11 Aug 2023
I. Am. So. STOKED!
thank you @DrMaryHoward !!
11 Aug 2023
Next month, #G2great is honored to welcome guest, Dr. Rachael Gabriel. We hope you'll join us as we engage in a lively chat discussion!
How Education Policy Shapes Literacy Instruction: Understanding the Persistent Problems of Policy and Practice.
@RacheGabriel
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12 Aug 2023
Such a beautiful book- touching story, written by Ralph.
11 Aug 2023
Tomorrow is World Elephant Day. The World's Loneliest Elephant, illustrated by Naoko Stoop, tells the story of Kaavan the elephant. He was locked in a harsh conditions at a Pakistan zoo for 30 years. People from all over the world worked together to get him released.
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ellen a thompson retweeted
8 Aug 2023
I'm so excited for teachers to read this book! @lisaaburman is brilliant, and one of the most child centered educators I know. This book reflects all that she believes about environments that nurture learning, engagement, and agency.
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