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Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)

@gmuttac.bsky.social

Don’t just assign vocabulary. Teach it!

tinyurl.com/IRISCenterVo...

#Vocabulary #ExplicitInstruction #ContentAreaLiteracy #SecondaryEducation #SpecialEducation #EvidenceBasedPractices

IRIS Center: Components of Effective Vocabulary Instruction

November 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM

Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)

@gmuttac.bsky.social

Check out this collection of evidence-based tools for explicit instruction and supporting students with literacy needs from the National Center on Improving Literacy!

tinyurl.com/TTAC-NCIL

#ExplicitInstruction #Dyslexia #StructuredLiteracy #ScienceOfReading #Literacy #ReadingInstruction

October 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM

Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast)

@rastokke.bsky.social

Explicit instruction isn't boring lecturing!

It's fast-paced and interactive. Teachers are actively checking in with students. Most importantly, students experience the success that comes from being successful in math!

🔗 Link below

#ChalkandTalk #MathEducation #ExplicitInstruction #Teaching

September 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM

David Neate

@neatedavid.bsky.social

2. Learning ten-finger typing has all the delayed gratification of learning musical scales or rote-learning the times tables. As such, it was quietly dropped from the curriculum to avoid the "this is boring!" response from students. Now, in the era of #ExplicitInstruction, it merits being taught.

August 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM

Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)

@gmuttac.bsky.social

Take a look for ready-to-use strategies that strengthen the foundation of fluent, meaningful reading!

tinyurl.com/ReadingAccur...

#ScienceOfReading#ReadingInstruction #EducationResources
#GMUTTAC#LiteracyInstruction#ExplicitInstruction #ProfessionalLearning#ReadingFluency
#EvidenceBasedPractices

Elements of Fluency: Accuracy (Reading Rockets, Education World & Florida Center for Reading Research, FCRR) - TTAC Online

August 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM

Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)

@gmuttac.bsky.social

Take a look for a strong foundation you can build on in your literacy instruction!

tinyurl.com/FluencyIntro...

#ScienceOfReading #ReadingInstruction #EducationResources
#GMUTTAC #LiteracyInstruction #ExplicitInstruction #ProfessionalLearning #ReadingFluency
#EvidenceBasedPractices

Fluency: An Introduction | Reading Rockets

August 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Mrs. Pallone

@mrspallone.bsky.social

It’s time for some HFW in K. Check out some explicit instruction for the word “I.”
#Kindergarten #decoding #reading #explicitinstruction

Check out the full video here:

youtu.be/cO028DF9Yh8?...

Teaching the word “I”

YouTube video by Mrs. Pallone

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November 15, 2024 at 11:34 PM

Liann Hanson

@dochans1.bsky.social

The FPS SBI team spent time engaged in powerful learning with Dr. Anita Archer, diving into Explicit Instruction—because clarity, engagement, and intentionality are key to student success!

#FPSLearns #ExplicitInstruction #AnitaArcher #WeDoThis #StudentSuccess #ProfessionalLearning

March 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Mindful Teacher Rachel

@mindfulteacher.bsky.social

#mathcrisis #explicitinstruction #directioninstruction #mathteacher #newmath #teacher #matheducation #mathliteracy #numeracy #mathforall #closingthemathgap #elementarymath

January 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM

Dr Nathaniel Swain

@nathanielswain.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to be keynoting the Curriculum Roadshow for Leaders in Mew Zealand 🇳🇿🚀
📅 20 Oct – Christchurch | 24 Oct – Auckland | 28 Oct – Rotorua 💻 Join me in person or live online
👉 Register now: planmyevent.eventsair.com/curriculum-r...
#explicitinstruction

October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM

msbenison.bsky.social

@msbenison.bsky.social

#SOR
#EduSky
#ExplicitInstruction

January 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM

msbenison.bsky.social

@msbenison.bsky.social

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To make this instructional shift (no longer asking kids to raise their hands to respond) many teachers will require support to understand why, and the alternatives to implement it.

By the way, Ms. Anita Archer is my instructional hero...
#EduSky
#Edusky
#SOR
#Explicitinstruction

January 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM

msbenison.bsky.social

@msbenison.bsky.social

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"He who does the work... does the learning."

When it comes to explicit and systematic reading instruction having students raise their hands is most likely a strategy that DOES NOT lead to improvement in the reading performance of MOST students.
#EduSky
#Edusky
#SOR
#Explicitinstruction

January 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM

Scott Dueker

@drdueker.bsky.social

Math is cumulative. If you don't focus on early numeracy fluency in P-2, learners will struggle for the rest of their academic careers. It isn't rocket science. Explicit instruction to build procedural ability. #EduSky #AcademicBlueSky #Math #EarlyNumeracy #ExplicitInstruction

February 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM