August - 2022

Mary McCool Berry

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What is a 'Reading Salon'?

A Brief History of the Salon https://www.veranda.com/luxury-lifestyle/entertaining/a37078833/salon-entertaining/ While the term "salon" wasn't coined until two centuries later, the first salons can be traced to the early 17th century, when French aristocrat Madame Catherine de Rambouillet's salon room became an intellectual hub for the Parisian intelligentsia to discuss social, political, artistic, and literary topics. The earliest salons were more informal and focused on ent

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KNOWLEDGE MATTERS CAMPAIGN- VISIT CLASSROOMS

Mary McCool Berry

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KNOWLEDGE MATTERS CAMPAIGN- VISIT CLASSROOMS

https://knowledgematterscampaign.org/ Broad knowledge about the natural and human world is an essential ingredient in reading comprehension, as shown by long-standing research. A group of distinguished reading researchers calls on the growing movement for evidence-based reading instruction to elevate the role of background knowledge in reading success. https://knowledgematterscampaign.org/visit-classrooms/

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Colorado parents, here’s what to ask your child’s school about reading instruction

Mary McCool Berry

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Colorado parents, here’s what to ask your child’s school about reading instruction

By Ann Schimke Oct 26, 2020, 3:28pm EDT https://co.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/26/21534976/colorado-parents-heres-what-to-ask-your-childs-school-about-reading-instruction

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Mary McCool Berry

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TEACH THE CODE TO ALL CHILDREN K-5!

Newark Airport is a hive teeming with people scurrying to their gateway cell, hoping to be jettisoned down a ramp into the belly of a plane and carried away through the air. Recently I connected through Newark Airport from Milan, Italy. Airports are like a maze, and I frequently am lost trying to find my way. The other day I imagined what it might be like to be unable to read after seeing several monitors in different languages. Schools have operated with the belief that if b

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READING THE NUMBERS: 130 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE LOW LITERACY SKILLS..

Mary McCool Berry

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READING THE NUMBERS: 130 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE LOW LITERACY SKILLS..

READING THE NUMBERS: 130 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE LOW LITERACY SKILLS, BUT FUNDING DIFFERS DRASTICALLY BY STATE by EMILY SCHMIDT https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy MARY MCCOOL: "OH, MY GOLLY. THIS IS AMERICA?" CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING QUOTES FROM SCHMIDT'S ARTICLE: “They likely went to schools that weren't supported by a wealthy tax base,” Feinberg said. “And so, they don't have good internet access. They may not know how to use the internet if [they] can't s

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DISCUSSING- New York Post Article: ‘Expert’ idiocy on teaching kids to read is beyond comprehension

Mary McCool Berry

1 min

DISCUSSING- New York Post Article: ‘Expert’ idiocy on teaching kids to read is beyond comprehension

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1955184/10807753 LISTEN TO THE LITERACY VIEW PODCAST

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A BOISTEROUS, LIVELY, ENJOYABLE, and THOUGHT PROVOKING PODCAST?

Mary McCool Berry

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A BOISTEROUS, LIVELY, ENJOYABLE, and THOUGHT PROVOKING PODCAST?

Kristin Simmer's article, "Education Research Is Still Too Dense. We Need More Teacher-Researcher Partnerships" illuminates the GREAT DIVIDE between school educators and researchers. Why is this the case? How can the bridge be started? The nation's students depend on the best actionable research. Top-level leaders must learn how to discern research. Teachers must have a VOICE and a SEAT at the TABLE guiding people who are far removed from students and schools. https://www.buz

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Kristin Simmer's article, "Education Research Is Still Too Dense.

Mary McCool Berry

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Kristin Simmer's article, "Education Research Is Still Too Dense.

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Homeschooling surged during the pandemic. As schools reopen, many parents continue

Mary McCool Berry

2 min

Homeschooling surged during the pandemic. As schools reopen, many parents continue

Homeschooling surged during the pandemic. As schools reopen, many parents continue to educate their children. BY CAROLYN THOMPSON AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 14, 2022 at 10:36 AM EDT https://fortune.com/2022/04/14/pandemic-homeschooling-surge-us-school-reopening/ BY CAROLYN THOMPSON AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 14, 2022 MARY MCCOOL'S PICK OF NOTEWORTHY QUOTES- ***Minnesota, for example, reported that 27,801 students are being homeschooled now, compared to 30,955 during t

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Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read TIME MAGAZINE

Mary McCool Berry

2 min

Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read TIME MAGAZINE

https://time.com/6205084/phonics-science-of-reading-teachers/ BY BELINDA LUSCOMBE AUGUST 11, 2022 12:00 PM EDT BE ALARMED! QUOTES: “In Oakland, when you have 19% of Black kids reading—that can’t be maintained in the society,” says Weaver, who received an early and vivid lesson in the value of literacy in 1984 after his cousin got out of prison and told him the other inmates stopped harassing him when they realized he could read their mail to them. “It has been an unmitigated

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