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Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special NeedsAutistic people’s cognitive potential has been underestimated as well as their linguisticpotential. Ann Sullivan offers suggestions for how teachers can help children access phonics.Article:“Literacy in Nonspeaking Autistic People”https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13623613241230709Ann Sullivan Bio:Ann has over 30 years’ experience in mainstream and specialist education. Based in the UK, hercareer includes roles as a KS1 and KS2 class teacher, secondary specialist literacy teacher,school-based Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), an advisory teacher for pupilswith special educational needs and a Specialist Leader in Education (SLE).In 2018 her ‘Phonics for Pupils with Special Educational Needs’ programme was published bySpeechmark Routledge. In 2022 her book & A Parents Guide to Phonics was published and ayear later her & Access to Phonics book. Ann is on the writing team for  (a network forthose supporting children with physical disabilities in schools). Ann is now a literacy consultant,trainer and writer.Ann’s website:PhonicsforpupilswithSpecialEducationalNeeds.com🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Which ELA Practices Should Be Removed? Anna Geiger, The Measured Mom, Weighs In!Casey Jergens lists many of the practices he has dropped from his ELA block over the years.Article:PUTTING THE “STRUCTURE” INTO STRUCTURED LITERACY: PART 4By Casey Jergens3/27/24The Goyen Foundation Bloghttps://www.goyen.io/blog/putting-the-structure-into-structured-literacy-part-4Bio:Anna Geiger has classroom experience from first through fifth grade. After earning her master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction, she began caring for her children at home. Since 2013, Anna has served educators through her blog, The Measured Mom, where she shares hands-onlessons, thoughtful articles, and printable resources. She hosts a weekly podcast called Triple R Teaching, and she provides thousands of resources to members of her membership site forPreK-3rd grade educators. Her book, Reach All Readers, is being released on July 23.https://www.themeasuredmom.com/🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a textThe One About…APM Journalist Christopher Peak Breaking News Episode!Sold a Story Christopher Peak joins us to discuss his THREE APRIL articles with us about the collapse of literacy giants: Reading Recovery, Lucy Calkins, and Fountas and Pinnell, along with Heinemann Publishing.Christopher Peak Bio:Christopher Peak is an investigative reporter who covers education for APM Reports. He co-reported “Sold a Story,” a podcast about a disproven approach to teaching reading used inmany elementary schools. The series was one of Apple’s most shared podcasts in 2023. It won a DuPont-Columbia, a National Edward R. Murrow Award, an IRE Award, a Third Coast Award andtwo Scripps Howard awards, and it was nominated for a Peabody. Following its release, at least 16 states passed new laws about reading instruction, and school districts nationwide, including New York City, announced they would no longer use programs covered in the podcast. Peakpreviously covered schools for the New Haven Independent. He was a finalist for the EducationWriters Association’s national award for beat reporting, and he won numerous regional awards,including Connecticut SPJ's First Amendment Award. Peak has also written for Nation Swell, the Point Reyes Light, Newsday and the San Francisco Public Press.Christopher Peak APM Reportshttps://www.apmreports.org/profile/christopher-peakApril 4, 2024As states refocus reading instruction, two universities stick with a discredited ideaOther schools are backing away from a disproven theory about how kids learn to read, but programs started by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell train literacy coaches to believe in it.https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-Lesley-UniversityApril 11, 2024Reading Recovery organization confronts financial difficultiesas schools around the country are dropping Reading Recovery, the nonprofit that advocates for the tutoring program tapped into its cash reserves to push back against journalists and legislators.https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/11/reading-recovery-financial-difficultiesApril 30, 2024‘Science of reading’ movement spells financial trouble for publisher HeinemannThe educational publisher raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during the 2010s🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Kathy Rastle on Having a Database of Books for ChildrenThe Children and Young People’s Books-Lexicon (CYP-LEX) provides unprecedented informationinto the nature of vocabulary in books that British children aged 7+ read and is a highly valuable resource for those studying reading and language development.Shouldn’t we have one in the USA?What Words do Children Encounter When They Read for Pleasure?Maria Korochkina   Kathy Rastle on Having a Database of Books for Children amp; Kathy RastleMar 12, 2024Blog:https://www.rastlelab.com/post/what-words-do-children-encounter-when-they-read-for- pleasureBio:Kathleen Rastle is a cognitive psychologist and Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London where she was previously the Head of Department ofPsychology (2015-2019). Her research has made fundamental contributions to understanding ofreading and learning to read. Dr. Rastle has a strong interest in translating her research toimprove policies and practices relevant to how children around the world are taught to read.She won the ESRC 'Celebrating Impact' Prize for Outstanding International Impact (2020).https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/kathy-rastleResearch Article:The Children and Young People’s Books Lexicon (CYP-LEX): A large-scale lexical database of books read by children and young people in the United Kingdomhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17470218241229694🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Is Reading Recovery the Science of Reading?Article:“Reading Recovery IS the Science(s) of Reading and the Art of Teaching”Debra Semm Rich, Saint Mary’s Collegehttps://readingrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JRR_23-2_Spring_2024_Rich.pdfQuote from the article:“The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the media version of the Science ofReading (SOR) Movement with the comprehensive, researched Sciences of Reading to whichReading Recovery ascribes.”A former Reading Recovery teacher and an attorney share their views with us.Bio:Catherine Cook, B.Ed., Library Diploma, is a recently recently retired teacher with experienceteaching Kindergarten to Grade 12, ESL, and Reading Recovery. She used a Balanced Literacyapproach for 15 years before she discovered the Science of Reading and made the shift toStructured Literacy. Catherine is currently working as a Reading Tutor.John McGrath is a New York attorney representing parents and their children in meetings ofschool district Committees on Special Education and section 504. He also represents them inspecial education and section 504 due process hearings and appeals. He was a member of theMineola School Board from 1997 to 2012.Email address: johnmcgrath@educationlawyer.com🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…TRL Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines with Dr. Maria Murray and Kari KurtoHere is a link to the Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines:https://www.thereadingleague.org/curriculum-evaluation-guidelines/When reviewing curricula for Tier I instruction, it is essential to ensure they do not include instructional practices that are not aligned with the scientific evidence base of how children learn to read.The Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines are designed to highlight any non-aligned practices, or“red flags,” that may be present. Here is a landing page with more information on the Curriculum Navigation Reports:https://www.thereadingleague.org/media/introducing-the-reading-leagues-curriculum-navigation-reports/ Each report provides an in-depth examination of each curriculum’s components based on evidence-aligned practices. One of the reports’ unique strengths is their emphasis on identifying ‘red flag’ practices—those that do not align with the scientific evidence base. These reports are the only ones that prioritize identifying practices that could prevent students fromdeveloping skilled reading.Maria S. Murray is the founder, CEO and President of The Reading League. A pioneer in the “science of reading” movement, she has been active in this field for more than 20 years. Priorto founding The Reading League, Maria was an associate professor at SUNY Oswego where shetaught courses related to literacy assessment and intervention for 10 years.Kari Kurto, TRL’s National Science of Reading Project Director and Certified Reading Specialisthttps://www.thereadingleague.org/about/🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…The Most Effective Reading Instruction with Dr. Molly Ness“New and Not-­Well-­Known Research about Reading Disabilities: Teachers Want to Know”https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2280What is the Most Effective Instruction for Learning Disabilities?What is Dyslexia?What is DLD?Why is the Conversation around Reading Disorders So Confusing?Reading Screening Versus Learning Disability IdentificationInstruction in Word Recognition and Language ComprehensionDr. Molly Ness is a former classroom teacher, a reading researcher, and a teacher educator. Shespent 16 years as an associate professor of childhood education at Fordham University. Herresearch focuses on reading comprehension, teachers’ instructional decisions, and dyslexia.https://drmollyness.com/Latest book:Read Alouds for All Learners🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Text Structure and Inference Skills: The Latest Instructional Research!Marianne Rice, Tiffany Peltier, and Kacee Lambright“What’s the Main Idea?”: Using Text Structure to Build ComprehensionAlida K. Hudson, Julie Owens, Karol A. Moore, Kacee Lambright, Kausalai (Kay) WijekumarFirst published: 27 April 2021https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/trtr.2016“Inference skills for reading: A meta-analysis of instructional practices.”Rice, M., & Wijekumar, K. (K.) (2024, March 18). Inference Skills for Reading: A Meta-Analysis ofInstructional Practices. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication.https://dx.doi.org/ 10.1037/edu0000855https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-63383-001Tiffany Peltier:Tiffany Peltier is a Research Scientist in the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA. Sheearned her PhD in Learning Science at the University of Oklahoma and her Masters in Readingand Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University.https://understandingreading.home.blog/about-contact/Marianne Rice:Academic Researcher, Educator, and Reading Specialist at the Department of EducationalPsychology, Texas A&M UniversityEmail: Marianne.Rice@TAMU.EDUKacee Lambright:Research Specialist IIITEACHING, LEARNING & CULTURETexas A&M UniversityEmail: kacee331@tamu.edu🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…What’s the Research Behind Mouth Picture Sound Walls?quote Cows don't fly, and phonemes don't have lips. So why is this unsupported practice spreading like wildfire? quote - Dr. Jan WasowiczArticle:“Articulatory Gestures in Literacy Instruction”Laura MacGrath, MSc(A)January 25, 2024https://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/Bio:Dr. Jan Wasowicz**External Consultant for Purdue University, Interdepartmental Science of Reading Initiative tostrengthen teacher preparation in using science-based methods**Advisory Board Member, The Reading League Illinoishttps://learningbydesign.com/who-we-are/dr-jan-wasowicz-2/Dr. Kenn Apelhttps://learningbydesign.com/who-we-are/dr-kenn-apel/🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .

Send us a text✨ Work with us💜📩 Email: FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.comThe One About…Joan Sedita on Comprehension Strategy Instruction“The growing awareness of the role of background knowledge in supporting readingcomprehension has led some literacy professionals and journalists to proclaim that buildingbackground knowledge is the main solution to addressing students’ difficulties with readingcomprehension.” – Joan SeditaThis episode takes a look at the actual research supporting the teaching of instructionalstrategies.Article:“In Support of Main Idea and Comprehension Strategy Instruction”https://keystoliteracy.com/blog/in-support-of-main-idea-and-comprehension-strategy-instruction/Joan Sedita is an experienced educator, serving in the roles of teacher, school administrator,teacher trainer, and literacy consultant since 1975. She has provided literacy professionaldevelopment to thousands of educators and related professionals at schools, colleges, clinics,and professional conferences. She is the founder of Keys to Literacy and is currently the CEO ofthe company. Joan is the creator of The Writing Rope framework for writing instruction, andthe lead author of the Keys to Literacy professional development materials, online courses, andbooks.Website: https://keystoliteracy.com/Joan Sedita Bio:https://keystoliteracy.com/team/joan-sedita/🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 💜We collaborate with schools, districts, leaders, teachers, parents, sponsors, and brands. Always No BS. Always unique. ✨ Consulting, Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💡 Data-driven coaching that delivers real results with strategies built for your school. 👉 Get Consulting That Works ✨ Advertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership Today ✨ Conferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite Us to Your Event Stay Connected 🌐 Visit Our Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 FaithandJudy@gmail.com | FaithandJudy@theliteracyview.com .