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    Message from Margie

    Vocabulary is the best predictor of reading and language...
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    Literacy How Mentors meet teachers where they are in their beliefs, knowledge and skills in teaching reading.

    Coach like an Olympian

    "Feedback is the breakfast of champions." Rick Tate 
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Teaching and Learning

moduleTopic of the Month: Vocabulary

Teachers in every grade, starting with pre-K, need to know how to facilitate word learning… Read More

books_iconThe 30 Million Word Gap By Age 3

Hart and Risley demonstrated a language gap between children in poverty and those in… Read More

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Use evidence-based approaches to build students’ lexicons (mental dictionaries).  Read More

Literacy How helps teachers nationwide bridge gaps in the reading achievement.Leading Literacy 

Lead the creation of a culture of word learning in your school, such as featuring a “juicy” word of the week … Read More

Comprehensive Literacy Instruction

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The Literacy How Reading Wheel depicts the essential components of comprehensive literacy. Oral language–that is, speaking and listening–is the foundation for learning to read and the core of the wheel. Explore the Wheel.