31 Days of Literacy Learning from AIM

31 Days of Literacy Learning SHARING IMPORTANT WORDS AND IDEAS ON LITERACY, RESEARCH, DYSLEXIA AND EDUCATION

#OCTOBER2020 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #AIMAT15

"Teaching Reading is Rocket Science."

DR. LOUISA MOATS LETRS CREATOR AND READING EXPERT

#DAY1 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"We do not want students surrendering their life chances before they get to know their life #DAY2 choices. Being able to read and #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH write well truly makes a #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING difference."

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DR. ALFRED TATUM DEAN, UIC COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

"All of our students have the right to learn how to read; #DAY3 consequently, we have a #AIMAT15 responsibility to teach each of #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH them."

#31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

NANCY HENNESSY FROM THE READING COMPREHENSION BLUEPRINT

"During these unprecedented times, health literacy is critical to reading and understanding information about COVID-19. #DAY4 #AIMAT15 Supporting adult literacy can #LDAWARENESSMONTH create better health outcomes for #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH both. Adult learners and their # 3 1 D A Y S O F L I T E R A C Y L E A R N I N G families." @AIMTOLEARN BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY LITERACY

"In my years of reporting on reading, I haven’t met a teacher who didn’t want her/his students to be good readers. But I’ve met a #DAY5 lot who didn’t know what #AIMAT15 cognitive scientists have figured #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH out about how reading #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING comprehension works."

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EMILY HANFORD SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA

"We are all literacy #DAY6 teachers for our #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH boys and girls." #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING

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ERNESTO ORTIZ, JR. PRINCIPAL, CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

First, foremost, and forever the foundation of fluency is accuracy."

DR. JAN HASBROUCK LITERACY RESEARCHER AND EDUCATION CONSULTANT

#DAY7 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true."

JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

#DAY8 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

“Deep reading is always about *connection*: connecting what we know to what we read, what we read to what we feel, what we feel to what we think, and how we think to how we live out our lives in a connected world.”

#DAY9 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

DR. MARYANNE WOLF FROM READER, COME HOME: THE READING BRAIN IN A DIGITAL WORLD

"Many mysteries surround dyslexia, but there are no mysteries about what constitutes effective instruction for those at risk for reading failure. We now know what it takes to “outwit nature.”

DR. GORDON F. SHERMAN HONORED NEUROSCIENCE AND DYSLEXIA RESEARCHER

#DAY10 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"Dyslexia is only a gift if you are not born poor."

DR. JULIE WASHINGTON PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

#DAY11 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"If we think about listening, speaking, reading, and writing as though they are not particularly associated with each other, we really miss the boat in terms of where we should be focusing" DR. CHARLIE HAYNES

#DAY12 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

AUTHOR, FROM TALKING TO WRITING: STRATEGIES FOR SCAFFOLDING NARRATIVE AND EXPOSITORY EXPRESSION

"Babies are born with the instinct to speak, the way spiders are born with the instinct to spin webs. You don't need to train babies to speak; they just do. But reading is different."

DR. STEVEN PINKER PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

#DAY13 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”

FREDERICK DOUGLASS ABOLITIONIST AND AUTHOR

#DAY14 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"When teachers are better prepared, the impact of reading difficulties, including dyslexia, will be lessened, and many more students will receive the instruction and support that they require to succeed academically."

#DAY15 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS OF READING

"Early literacy is the key skill that we need to make sure all children have if we expect them to grow up to be selfsustaining adults and make our communities thrive.”

JENNY BOGONI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, READ BY 4TH

#DAY16 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"Intervention...even in high school can prevent a lifetime of hardships born out of struggling to read and write. Waiting is not the answer, but let us not forget that it is never too late to prevent a lifetime of hardship. One person’s costly intervention is another person’s economic prevention when considering the cost of the alternative."

DR. TIMOTHY ODEGARD

#DAY17 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

CHAIR OF EXCELLENCE IN DYSLEXIC STUDIES, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

"Research is the only defensible foundation for educational practice."

DR. VALERIE REYNA US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

#DAY18 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"...Teachers cannot rely on their implicit skill/ability alone to teach reading, explicit teaching requires explicit understanding."

DR. MALT JOSHI PROFESSOR OF LITERACY EDUCATION, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

#DAY19 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"Imagine a world where students received help at the first sign of struggle; where no students fall so far behind they can't catch up before someone gives a name to those #DAY20 difficulties...Imagine what our students #AIMAT15 would achieve when struggles with #LDAWARENESSMONTH reading, writing, math and attention #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH are stepping stones rather than #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING stumbling blocks." @AIMTOLEARN

LINDSAY E. JONES PRESIDENT AND CEO NATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES

“Literacy is both a right and a gift. It is a right to which no individual should be denied, and it is a gift for a lifetime of joy and learning.”

BARBARA A. WILSON, M.ED AUTHOR AND CO-FOUNDER, WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING

#DAY21 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"It's key for reading researchers to experience what goes on in the classroom directly — increasing opportunities for bidirectional learning will improve the science."

#DAY22 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

DR. NICOLE LANDI DIRECTOR OF EEG RESEARCH, SENIOR SCIENTIST HASKINS LABORATORIES

"The Ladder of Reading - This is not a pendulum swing. Every child has the right to learn, be challenged, and make continual progress."

NANCY YOUNG EDUCATION CONSULTANT

#DAY23 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"English learners bring with them prior knowledge, experiences, and strengths related to language and learning that educators must find ways to identify and build upon.”

#DAY24 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

DR. ELSA CÁRDENAS-HAGAN PRESIDENT OF THE VALLEY SPEECH LANGUAGE AND LEARNING CENTER

"Keep in mind that all children who struggle with learning to read need evidence-based interventions regardless of the cause of their struggle, their school's or parents resources, their skin color and whether they have a dyslexia diagnosis or not.

Our task is to make that happen."

DR. NADINE GAAB ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

#DAY25 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

“The gulf between science and education has been harmful. A look at the science reveals that the methods commonly used to teach children are inconsistent with basic facts about human cognition and development and so make reading more difficult than it should be. They inadvertently place many children at risk for reading failure.”

DR. MARK SEIDENBERG VILAS RESEARCH PROFESSOR AND DONALD O. HEBB PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON

#DAY26 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

“If we can figure out how to help more kids with dyslexia learn to read, that knowledge will provide the backbone for getting it right for all kids in all schools. And if we can’t succeed with this particular group of kids, it’s unlikely we will succeed with all the others.”

RALPH SMITH CREATOR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE-LEVEL READING

#DAY27 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

“Reading is a Human Right. All children have the right to evidence-based learning. All educators have the right to be armed with evidence-based knowledge & skills.”

DR. FUMIKO HOEFT

#DAY28 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR OF BRAIN IMAGING RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

"IDA-accredited university trained educators are among the few preservice teachers who observe and apply structured literacy before they enter their own classrooms. To improve literacy outcomes for all, systemic change is needed with collaboration between schools, universities and parents."

DR. JACLYN GALBALLY EDUCATION PROFESSOR, SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY

#DAY29 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"In my view, the key to success in research to practice enterprises lies in the fostering of genuine, respectful and bidirectional learning opportunities that bring educators and experimentalists together to solve problems they share a passion for."

DR. KEN PUGH PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, HASKINS LABORATORIES

#DAY30 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

"Skilled reading requires that the processes involved in word recognition become so well practiced that they can proceed extremely quickly and almost effortlessly freeing up the reader's cognitive resources for comprehension processes."

DR. HOLLIS SCARBOROUGH SENIOR SCIENTIST, HASKINS LABORATORIES, CREATOR OF THE READING ROPE

#DAY31 #AIMAT15 #LDAWARENESSMONTH #DYSLEXIAAWARENESSMONTH #31DAYSOFLITERACYLEARNING @AIMTOLEARN

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