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Melanie Brethour

6 months

What an incredible honor to be able to speak with @La_Casella on @Global_Montreal this morning about the @dyslexia_canada Educational Excellence Award I received and why I am an advocate for #DyslexiaAwareness & #ScienceOfReading Thank you!

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I made this document where you click on the pictures and it brings you to the resource. Let me know what you think. I am planning to make more documents like this.

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This is from Hansberry Educational Consulting. As a teacher, I was never taught these terms in my university program...

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Early intervention is key! The wait to fail model is disastrous for our students. This is why we need to screen our students early on.

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I made this with some key takeaways about the science of reading.

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As a resource teacher I am always looking for new ways to teach my students. I used phone mount grips for cellphones that are collapsible for segmenting sounds. So many possibilities!

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We are brain 🧠 changers "with our instructional choices" as Judi Dodson said. Orthographic mapping is the process "the formation of letter-sound connections to bond the spellings, pronunciations & meanings of specific words in memory." @ReadingRockets This is a great activity!

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Early intervention is essential, but if we have our tier 1 instruction based on the research we would have less kids needing intervention.

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Students with dyslexia from the University of Nebraska created this tool. Dyslexico offers a spell and grammar check program uniquely tailored to the needs of dyslexic users. Spelling and grammar correction made by dyslexics for dyslexics and it is FREE

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Another Google classroom but for those using UFLI! All resources are embedded into the document & are FREE. Thank you @Playful_Class for putting together so many resources in the Google Drive (pic of drive). @UFLiteracy PDF:

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What is an open syllable? As we close the door the words become a closed syllable. A simple activity to show my students what is an open and closed syllable. We are working on the 6 syllable types. *began (open & closed) #sor #scienceofreading

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I'm not sure who said this quote...but I couldn't agree more!

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Early intervention

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We have been working on blending and this is a simple 1 2 3 Flip It activity for cvc words, real and nonsense words. The cards are numbered to help with the placement. Students worked with a partner.

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#ScienceOfReading information for parents.

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"Research has demonstrated a correlation between letter-naming and letter-writing fluency, and a relationship between letter-naming fluency & successful reading development." Why teaching handwriting explicitly is so essential!

How to Teach Handwriting—and Why It Matters

Teaching young students how to write by hand before moving on to keyboarding can help improve their reading fluency as well.

www.edutopia.org

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#sor #scienceofreading #structuredliteracy #dyslexia #righttoread

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It is essential to pronounce the sounds correctly. Here is a great video demonstrating how to pronounce the 44 phonemes in English. Many add a shout vowel u (schwa) to many sounds (tuh, zuh, puh...) I was doing that until I took Top 10 Tools #knowbetter

44 Phonemes

44 Phonemes Free video resource for teachers. When teaching students to read, modeling the correct letter sounds is critical. Learn how to pronounce the 44 p...

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#ScienceOfReading

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Blending is such an essential part of my daily lesson. "Blending and segmenting are skills that are necessary for learning to read and spell." I use this blending board, grapheme cards on my table, in a binder, or an online version from @UFLiteracy So many options to practice.

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I have used a TAP it, Map it, Zap it, but using it with word chains is next level! Thank you for sharing this @liv2learn @pattanupdates @pattanliteracy Such a fantastic instructional tool!

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Archerisms! I have heard Anita Archer speak at a conference and I could listen to her all day!

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2 years

I am using @UFLiteracy for most of my groups. I always incorporate games and different activities. Student were listening to the short vowel sound and picking the grapheme. You don't need buzzers, you can use lights or students just tap the card. Many possibilities!

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For those of you are using UFLI Foundations they made a list of decodables or controlled texts to go with each lesson from several companies @UFLiteracy

UFLI Foundations Decodable Text Guide

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3 years

Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do By @LouisaMoats #sir #scienceofreading #structuredliteracy #dyslexia

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I've been diving into the research about repeated readings and if teachers would like to ditch the traditional book log & move to a repeated reading log this might be for you. This is just 1 way to help your students with fluency. I'm happy to share this resource. @SoRclassroom

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This might be one of my favorite quotes that resonate with me. I advocate for dyslexia and the science of reading so that ALL students have the right to read and become proficient readers. I started this journey because of my son and continue to for our students and children.

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Who says phonics is boring!? I have so many templates, tools, resources my Ss use & absolutely love resource. "Pick me! Pick me!" I often hear! I have seen a larger paint tray used before & I found this one: @MichaelsStores #sor #phonics #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading

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You can use red stickers for vowels & blue stickers for consonants or different colors for beginning, middle & ending sounds. You can incorporate digraphs and other concepts depending on your scope & sequence. Ss can use this when you do word chains too.

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This should be given out to every teacher and parent! Early intervention is KEY...now we need to make sure teachers get the proper PD about what is effective intervention. All students have the #righttoread #literacy #earlyintervention #sor #structuredliteracy

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I have always had to gather so many different resources to plan a lesson, but this year I purchased UFLI Foundations @UFLiteracy I have been using it this year for some of my groups and it's been life changing. Here I am working with a student on word chains & it was lesson 18

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90%! Early identification and intervention is key.

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Since my OG training and #sor journey, I realized how vital handwriting is. In my experience, Iike reading, handwriting is not explicitly taught. Here I created a roll and trace where Ss rolls the die and trace a letter. Do you use a program for handwriting?

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"Teaching whole word memorization is limited, and learning phonics empowers students with an exponential effect." @IMSEOG

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Louder!! 📣📣📣

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I made this template & it was a success. We finger stretched, used a bingo stamp for each phoneme, then students wrote the grapheme. We were working on lesson 10 from @UFLiteracy Ss loved this activity!

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I wanted to share an updated version of some of my go-to dyslexia resources. Click on the link below, click on any image, and it will bring you to the resource. #Dyslexia #DyslexiaAwareness #Neurodiversity #NeurodiversityWeek

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We are brain changers by our instruction! Ss who are struggling to read may have a deficit in the phonological processing of the brain. They may have difficulty with: 1. Segmenting 2. Blending 3. Manipulating sounds Word chains are a fantastic instructional tool! @UFLiteracy

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"It is important to recognize that not all Ss with dyslexia are alike & there is no standard or “classic” diagnostic profile for dyslexia beyond the core problem with word recognition and spelling. Although the majority will be weak on tests of phoneme awareness, not all will...

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These are word coffins. Memorizing words is not aligned with the research. Having students "memorize any whole words, including high frequency words, by sight without attending to the sound/symbol correspondences" is a red flag. @reading_league

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The earlier the better and with evidence-based interventions! #sor #dyslexia

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This interactive document is updated with new podcasts & books. Learning about literacy & research can be overwhelming & it takes time. Here are some of my favorite resources to get you started on the science of reading journey.

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My students love this activity! The bingo wands are always a hit. This is not my idea but saw this a few years back from Julia Modglin on youtube but I made my own template/version.

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Love this quote from @unamalcolm

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This is my lesson plan in my resource groups or as I like to call it intervention. Thoughts? #rightoread #structuredliteracy #intervention #scienceofreading #sor

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Yes!!

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I made LITERACY KITS for my small groups. What's included: White board I made Pipe cleaner with beads for CVC Pop it Fidget Carpet dots great for tactile tracing Mini mirrors Soundwall chart I made a handwriting mini whiteboard Heart Word template Word ladder template

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I get my students to highlight the new concept in word lists, on the smartboard or in this case a decodable text. This time we used invisible pens and of course it was a hit. I am always trying something new to keep them engaged. #sor #ScienceOfReading #righttoread

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"Spelling rules help to explain why words are spelled the way they are. They are guidelines that can help anyone spell and read words." I was 42 when I started to learn the rules words do not end in I, U, V, or J or when to use c, k, ck.

Spelling Rules

Accurate spelling rules can be easily taught to any student! Here is a list of all our spelling rules in order of frequency!

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Making literacy kits for my students. Ordered mini mirrors, I will show the end result but it's coming along. Any other ideas? I have way too many resources and I don't want too much in the kit as well.

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Listening to the incredible Anita Archer and hearing one of my favorite quotes! @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2024

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I always ask my Ss to write the alphabet. Many do not know their alphabet! I read there is research into how handwriting fluency effects reading fluency. I found this assessment asking Ss to write the alphabet as many times in 1 minute. I find it tells you a lot. Thoughts?

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Watching Anita Archer today was incredible! I love that she suggested a NO raise hand policy in your classrooms...why? "Teaching the best and leaving the rest." #TRLConf2023

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I gave a presentation to all the resource teachers at my school board on dyslexia & the science of reading! The consultants asked if I wanted any resources to print beforehand & they printed & shipped all these materials to every school. This was just an intro, but a start! #sor

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We can screen Ss early on to see If they are struggling, and if they are, we can provide them with evidence-based tier 1 instruction and intervention. Early identification and intervention are crucial for students who are struggling early on and or may be at risk for dyslexia.

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Did you reas the article Is Your Child Getting Good Reading Instruction? Here’s how to spot a research-backed reading program. By Holly Korbey. I made a few slides to share what is the difference between balanced & structured.

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I often hear if they would just read more... #ScienceOfReading #Dyslexia #Neurodiversity #StructuredLiteracy #EvidenceBased #SOR

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Thank you all for your feedback for the #sor document I created. As a mother to a dyslexic 12 year old, founder of Decoding Dyslexia Quebec & advocate for #dyslexia & #sor I had to create one about dyslexia

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Practice makes permanent...not perfect

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