The Literacy Architects

What if we told you there is a time saving assessment you can do with your students that gives you better information and helps you target the specific causes of reading weaknesses? Quick, skill-based measures are the way to go! Often referred to as curriculum based measures, or CBMs, many of these assessments take only one minute to give! Not only is that less testing time for your students, it frees up more time for you to dig into data to make informed instructional decisions! Here are some skill-based measures you can try this year: -Oral reading fluency -Nonsense word fluency (DIBELS 8th edition has a great version with a lot of sound spelling patterns!) -Letter naming fluency -Phoneme segmentation fluency -First sound fluency Do you use skill-based measures to target student reading needs? #scienceofreading #edchat #structuredliteracy

April is just around the corner, but there's still time to become a member of our Literacy Leadership Network (LLN)! ?? April's LLN Topic: Embedding Literacy into Content Areas Here's what's on the Literacy Leadership Network Calendar: ?? April 7: Live webinar to help you translate reading research into concrete plans for instructional change. ?? April 8: Webinar recording + members-only resources and downloads so you can take your learning with you. ?? April 14: 2–4 short videos aligned to this month's topic so you can further your learning. ?? April 21: Live consultancy meeting to give you the time and space to receive feedback from and exchange ideas with peers. ? Week of April 28: Office hours to ask our literacy specialists questions about your specific school or district situation. Embedding Literacy into Content Areas will be the focus of April's LLN topic, but that's not all you get access to in your LLN portal! The Literacy Leadership Network now provides access to all past months of LLN content! Our LLN resource library includes 150+ different resources, including downloads, videos, articles, and our monthly webinars. Start your free trial here: https://bit.ly/3OYl4Gc

Unsung writing instruction hero ?? the sentence! Read more in this week's edition of Literacy Leaders. #edchat #writing #literacy

?? Think Critically, Write Clearly: Tools for Deepening Student Thought ?? Critical thinking is essential for students to become confident writers and for their overall success inside and outside the classroom. ?? But how is critical thinking explicitly taught? ??In this edWebinar, Seema Tejura and Caitlin Deckard, education experts from The Literacy Architects, break down the components of critical thinking and explore the prerequisite skills students need to bring this approach to their writing. They dive into the writing process and its role in supporting metacognition and managing cognitive load, which are crucial for fostering deep thinking. Watch it here: https://bit.ly/4gCXFX7 #education #literacy #edchat

Check out this free resource to support your science of reading journey! Spelling Frequencies (Short Vowel Sounds) gives you a quick and detailed look at the most common spellings for each short vowel sound. Download it here: https://bit.ly/43HvGBH #literacy #scienceofreading #structuredliteracy

?? Blog post alert! ?? "Most of the talk around the science of reading is focused on phonemic awareness and phonics, but this only addresses one part of the reading equation." Read about the Simple View of Reading and learn actionable strategies to help students truly understand texts in this blog post! Read it here: https://bit.ly/4iAbq9m #reading #literacy #education

Explicit phonics instruction ensures every student has the decoding skills needed to comprehend text! #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading #decoding

If you're feeling isolated, this week's newsletter is for you. #education #literacy #edchat

Once you know the research behind the reading brain, it's hard to believe you taught any other way! #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading #education

We're proud sponsors of this Community of Practice hosted by The Reading League Washington D.C.! Here are the details for the next CoP: ?? Virtual Event ??? Wednesday, March 12 ? 5:00-6:30pm EST Register for Multilingual Learners in the Classroom with @Magdalena Zavalia here! https://bit.ly/3EUUThD