To celebrate we’re featuring stories from educators who are passionate about literacy. Thank you Debra for sharing your story!
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Thanks to Debra from the Graham & Parks School in Cambridge, MA for sharing what literacy means to her.
Cindy Downend, our associate director of primary literacy programs, highlights her experiences helping the earliest readers with letters and sounds.
In several states in the United States, talking about race and racism is currently restricted in one way or another. In the year 2023, not 1950. So how will those of us who are committed anti-biased and anti-racist teachers proceed? With conviction and vigor.
Research indicates that emergent readers need both code-based (phonics) and meaning-based (context) strategies to successfully solve the high volume of words needed to read English.