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Should you learn to spell tier II vocabulary words or should spelling only focus on rules that govern spelling. #edu407 I wonder as I see many #litera

Should you learn to spell tier II vocabulary words or should spelling only focus on rules that govern spelling. #edu407 I wonder as I see many #literacies assigning spelling words I would call vocabulary.

#edu407 As we study spelling my kids heard from @angee who told story about spelling beautiful when seven as "buttfuel." A perfect mix of dipthongs an

#edu407 As we study spelling my kids heard from @angee who told story about spelling beautiful when seven as "buttfuel." A perfect mix of dipthongs and suffixes to point when we transition from phonics to spelling. My kids already addicted to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znE-8a2zQZY

@OnlineCrsLady Ohhhhh I just double checked dates Same time as my brother's weekend...I just put this together...looks like I am out....and session de

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@OnlineCrsLady Ohhhhh I just double checked dates Same time as my brother's weekend...I just put this together...looks like I am out....and session deadline passed...darn/..I wanted to go this year. Going to try for #oer19 and #IndieWeb Summit

Those quotes drive me as well. @alfredtatum's work is so inspiring. Let's celebrate the image of deeply literate Black Man. It has such a long and his

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Those quotes drive me as well. @alfredtatum's work is so inspiring. Let's celebrate the image of deeply literate Black Man. It has such a long and historical chain of history. #edu407 #edu307

I think you have a slight misunderstanding (common in #edu407) in how the word automaticity is used in most #literacies research (it comes from the in

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I think you have a slight misunderstanding (common in #edu407) in how the word automaticity is used in most #literacies research (it comes from the information processing cognition flair). It boils down to: A: Language is natural. Reading is not, B: Phonemes are invention that only exist in alphabetic languages C: We teach skills to automaticity but then foc

#edu407 I am glad Guided Reading works for you and your cousin. I wonder if you are having this success simply by teaching and reading with rather tha

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#edu407 I am glad Guided Reading works for you and your cousin. I wonder if you are having this success simply by teaching and reading with rather than your specific method...if that is the case then the method chosen doesn't matter if the success is there (just have fun too).

#edu407 Yes requirement for all teachers to show student growth has taken an assessment, already fraught with reliability issues, and compounded it wi

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#edu407 Yes requirement for all teachers to show student growth has taken an assessment, already fraught with reliability issues, and compounded it with explicit and implicit teacher bias. Teachers know they must show growth and may adjust how hard they measure or what they teach

Using these books to say, "Sorry kid your an L, only pull books from this shelf and here is a pencil if you become an LK"...well that is stupid. #edu4

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Using these books to say, "Sorry kid your an L, only pull books from this shelf and here is a pencil if you become an LK"...well that is stupid. #edu407

That being said you will recall from #edu305 I take great value in running records and watching children read during miscue analysis. I don't put much

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That being said you will recall from #edu305 I take great value in running records and watching children read during miscue analysis. I don't put much credence in classifying mistakes as MSV...might as well take up darts....

The promotion and tenure process is such a drain on productivity it hurts the stuff the promotion and tenure process is supposed to measure #highered

The promotion and tenure process is such a drain on productivity it hurts the stuff the promotion and tenure process is supposed to measure #highered

#edu407 for me it always boils down to we know what good reading instruction is, let's stop wasting time using measures of reading in ways never inten

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#edu407 for me it always boils down to we know what good reading instruction is, let's stop wasting time using measures of reading in ways never intended and focus on the instruction. I also think any child knows if a book is too hard.. Don't inventory, ask.

#edu407 This a great response to our debate on leveling books in the upper elementary classroom. You know I am not a fan of leveling books, if anyone

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#edu407 This a great response to our debate on leveling books in the upper elementary classroom. You know I am not a fan of leveling books, if anyone does find any research supporting the use in combination with guided reading please send studies my way #literacies

I have settled on a pattern for #edu407 #edu305 and #edu307 to post positive with webmentions, respecting student choice for syndication, but using na

I have settled on a pattern for #edu407 #edu305 and #edu307 to post positive with webmentions, respecting student choice for syndication, but using native comments, that students may choose to publish, for more critical feedback. System works well.

#edu407 Spelling as a lifetime goal is also something to think about but it is also constant practice. I spelt way bettrs when I still taught 6th grad

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#edu407 Spelling as a lifetime goal is also something to think about but it is also constant practice. I spelt way bettrs when I still taught 6th grade. When I was bouncing around from Middle Syllables to Derivational Relationships every day. Other issue is urnal nerve damage and losing some left handed typing. Need a standing desk.

I am a firm believer in using cognates to develop reading skills in #l2 #ell #edu407 classrooms. I also like bilingual classes to ensure reading and w

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I am a firm believer in using cognates to develop reading skills in #l2 #ell #edu407 classrooms. I also like bilingual classes to ensure reading and writing ability in both languages, mutlipel exposures in multiple moes, pre teaching key vocabulary

Wow Idarmis!! Amazing goals. If you are serious about your travels @deanhegedus set up a scholarship fund for student teaching abroad. Details will em

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Wow Idarmis!! Amazing goals. If you are serious about your travels @deanhegedus set up a scholarship fund for student teaching abroad. Details will emerge and you will have to qualify, but this is really exciting opportunity students who come to @scsu to be a teacher.

#edu407 Honestly I am not the biggest fan of guided reading at least not how it plays out in most schools. It is commercial tool. I find the leveling

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#edu407 Honestly I am not the biggest fan of guided reading at least not how it plays out in most schools. It is commercial tool. I find the leveling of groups contrived and devoid of content knowledge. The connection of word study to the text rarely makes sense.

#edu407 I have never really thought about the Spelling Bee as a pedagogical routine. Was it the OG gamification in #literacies teaching? I will need t

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#edu407 I have never really thought about the Spelling Bee as a pedagogical routine. Was it the OG gamification in #literacies teaching? I will need to think about this. It clearly motivated you to learn spell. I know learning games were about the only time I would be picked first or second for any team in school and that made me feel proud, felt like I had

@francesbell Other friends have asked me to set up Venmo I am going to do that if that is better for you as well.

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@francesbell Other friends have asked me to set up Venmo I am going to do that if that is better for you as well.

@francesbell Sorry for confusion, didn't want to set up fundraising site to raise >200 (awesome connecting so many people for so little). I meant go t

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@francesbell Sorry for confusion, didn't want to set up fundraising site to raise >200 (awesome connecting so many people for so little). I meant go to paypal, log in, send money to jgregmcverry@gmail.com, select friends and family (bc we are)