Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Itβs Testimonial Tuesday! π
Each week leading up to the release of our book, Reading Assessment Done Right, we will be sharing one of the thoughtful endorsements received from a respected professional in the field. βοΈ
Thanks to Jan Hasbrouck for this weekβs kind words! π
Thank you for sharing, Daniela! π
PRE-ORDERS OPEN! πππ
Not only do we have a final cover for our book, but Stephanie Stollar and I can also share that the foreword is being written by the amazing Pam Kastner - what an honour for us - AND that pre-orders are now open on Scholastic & Amazon!
A successful reading intervention for older students!
Youβre not going to want to miss my conversation with these dedicated @nearnorthdsb.bsky.social educators!
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π This week, Kate welcomes Dr. Tiffany Hogan to explore Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). They dig into what DLD is, how it relates to dyslexia, signs educators can watch for at different grade levels, and how to support students in the classroom
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π What is implementation science, and why should educators care about it?
In this new episode, Dr. Katlynn Dahl-Leonard breaks down how this field can help close the gap between literacy research and classroom practice.
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It feels wrong to βlikeβ this post - but Iβm doing it to show support.
Dr. Sarah Lupo shares how to support adolescent readers across subjects with practical, research-informed strategies. We discuss 5 major challenges that make texts tough for students & tools for scaffolding instruction.
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K-2 teachers: Donβt miss the latest from @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social, diving deep into specific elements of her day, with minute-by-minute advice around arrival routines, phonics, close reading, writing, small groups/centers & read-alouds.
P.S. Iβll be giving away a copy next week on Insta!
How on earth did I miss this???
Notifications ONβ¦
New! Irish educator & researcher @readwritejen.bsky.social explores how young children develop the ability to make inferences & how educators can explicitly support this essential skill. Full of playful, practical strategies & research-backed insights.
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π Ep 1 is here! We kick off Season 4 w Leslie Laud of thinkSRSD for a chat on transforming writing instruction from K to high school. Discover how this evidence-based approach is building confidence in classrooms & reducing teacher workload.
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I used a First Sound Fluency progress monitoring form to see where our Year 1 K students are in relation to the Beginning of Year benchmark for when they return in the fall.
π 100% of the students are already at or above benchmark
π΅ 89% above
π’ 11% at
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π Reading Road Trip is back for a fourth season!
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Bravo! Your students are lucky to have you.
Interesting EOY K screening tidbitβ¦
Only ONE student w composite score below benchmark:
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency at benchmark
Nonsense Word Fluency above benchmark (was below at MOY)
But: Letter Naming Fluency score of 3.
Very successful reader w/o letter names (yet).
That was a great episode!
Iβm sure youβre eagerly awaiting the book Iβm cowriting with Stephanie Stollar on reading assessment for frontline educators π but Stephanie has this brand new book with Sarah Brown available NOW and it is a must-read for school/district leaders! π
Just one of the dyslexia myths @readwritejen.bsky.social is debunking in her latest Substack post.
Have you subscribed yet?
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That is so kind of you to say - thank you! π
Thank you, Daniela! π
Thanks for sharing, Pam! π
So excited for this! Dr. Stephanie Stollar and Kate Winn! What a dynamic duo!!
Thank you!
Thank you, Allyson! π
The news is out - coming in January from me & Stephanie Stollar via Scholastic!
We get so many questions from teachers about reading assessment, and this book covers everything you need to know!
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Any guesses what Stephanie Stollar and I were both doing at this very moment?
Hint: weβre hard at work collaborating on something, and all will be revealed at the IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 conference in Toronto next weekend!
(Of course we will share on social media afterwards so stay tuned!)
The Easter Bunny came early with my copy of @lindsaykemeny.bsky.socialβs 7 Mighty Moves Reading Resources from Scholastic!
K-3 educators who have read 7 Mighty Moves will appreciate this companion book with 320 pages of resources to support all 7 moves in the classroom. β€οΈ