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Nov 19, 2021 • 15 tweets • 12 min read
When our #KnowledgeMatters Tour visited @SalemSchoolsk12, we heard about the district’s shift from Teachers College Reading Workshop to stronger curriculum.
Teachers @staceyvail523, Erica Cabral, and Samantha Lear shared their experiences.
There was so much cross checking between making sure that we were covering things that Lucy might not spell out so easily,” like teaching nouns and verbs.
@staceyvail523, a seventeen year veteran teacher in grades K and 2
Nov 17, 2021 • 18 tweets • 10 min read
Let’s hear from teachers in UP Academy Holland about the shift from @FountasPinnell / balanced literacy to research-aligned curriculum, @ELeducation.