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Trusting Readers

@trustingreaders.bsky.social

Connecting read aloud and writing is joyful and effective! Thank you @whitneylarocca.bsky.social and @learningleech.bsky.social
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#teachingreading&writing
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From Read-Alouds to Writing Instruction

by Travis Leech and Whitney La Rocca The Potential of Read-Alouds A well-chosen read-aloud can be the lifeblood of a language arts classroom. Teachers can do some heavy lifting in an efficient time…

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December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM

UPColorado

@upcolorado.bsky.social

This small book is a controversial prompt for further exploration: The Radical Case for Teaching Skim Reading in First-Year Writing by Ellen Carillo. 40% off with promo code CARI25 (that's only $8.37!!!)
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"A solid, well-reasoned and valuable contribution. Skim reading is underappreciated by teachers by widely used by students and others." —Alice Horning, Oakland University

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September 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM

HILL For Literacy

@hillforliteracy.bsky.social

Enhance your students’ knowledge of how to read deeply and write with clarity in response to text with The Reading-Writing Connection, our new 2.5-hour live, virtual course! Contact ben@hillforliteracy.org to bring the course to your school! #literacy #teachingreading #teachingwriting

December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Marzano Research

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#DYK research shows language comprehension at age 3 can predict reading performance at age 7? Explore how writing, play, teacher development, and decodable stories enhance early literacy outcomes in this ASCD blog.
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