Passed CT's #RightToRead legislation—requiring all districts to use the #ScienceOfReading, building a strong foundation in #EarlyLiteracy + narrowing inequities

Connecticut
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Right to Read CT retweeted
🚨 Happening Now! 🚨 Join us LIVE for our annual Right to Read event! 📚✨ Be part of the conversation and help shape the future of education! Tune in now: ct-n.com/CTNplayer.asp?lives… 🎥📢
TOMORROW: Looking forward to hearing from these #literacy experts and CT educators about implementing #RightToRead! Register NOW: conncan.us4.list-manage.com/… @SenPBMiller @EducateCT @nmps_supt @SchoolOdyssey
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Right to Read CT retweeted
TOMORROW: Looking forward to hearing from these #literacy experts and CT educators about implementing #RightToRead! Register NOW: conncan.us4.list-manage.com/… @SenPBMiller @EducateCT @nmps_supt @SchoolOdyssey
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We are so excited to announce that The Right to Read is officially available to stream in the U.S. starting TODAY on Apple TV+, Prime Video, Google Play, Kanopy, VUDU, and YouTube. Visit therighttoreadfilm.org to learn more! #literacyisfreedom
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Right to Read CT retweeted
Literacy skills seem to fuel literacy enjoyment, rather than vice versa onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… "The best-fitting direction-of-causation model showed that skills impacted enjoyment, while the influence in the other direction was zero."
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📚 In our newest webinar series, Doing This Together, the CSDE is shining a spotlight on districts as they share their unique experiences with adopting and implementing CT-approved K-3 reading programs, models, or compendiums! 🌟    In the first in this series, Newtown Public Schools shares their experience with EL Education. Watch here youtube.com/watch?v=TF3N1SGY… (cc: @SuperNewtown)
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Right to Read CT retweeted
The ability to read proficiently by 3rd grade is crucial for academic success. Yet, over half of #MA students aren't meeting ELA benchmarks. Our new 5 Takeaways infographic sheds light on the state of literacy in #MA. Learn more at bit.ly/MALiteracy.
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Right to Read CT retweeted
“Peruse the waiver applications of those 25 (denied) districts, and you'll notice some names coming up again and again: Teachers College, for example. Fountas and Pinnell, for another. These are so-called "balanced literacy"… ctinsider.com/news/education… via @insider_ct
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In celebration of Black History Month this February, join us for a free, virtual screening of The Right to Read on February 1, 2024. The film will be available for just 24-hours, so make sure to mark your calendars! Register here: therighttoreadfilm.org/event…
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Right to Read CT retweeted
New @shankerinst report compares #earlyliteracy bills across states between 2019-2022. Gives props to #RightToRead for "directly referring public school districts to an approved curriculum list" and tackling #literacy disparities. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycksn6aa
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Right to Read CT retweeted
I know everyone in CT state government is laser focused on the last 48hrs of session but while you wait for your bill to get called…must listen! @read_ct pca.st/tg215fwx
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Right to Read CT retweeted
Lots of action in state legislatures after Sold a Story. Read more about what's happening in this story by @CLPeak apmreports.org/story/2023/05… You can listen to our new bonus episode about legislative action, and what we think about it, here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Right to Read CT retweeted
New study on Reading Recovery finds a *negative* impact. "the long-term impact of Reading Recovery on students’ reading/ELA test scores in 3rd and 4th grades is statistically significant and substantially negative" tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
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Right to Read CT retweeted
Did you know? "Bills in at least nine states — Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia — have been sponsored by members of both parties." apmreports.org/story/2023/05…
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Right to Read CT retweeted
{Friday news drop} I've opened up sign-ups for the 2023 @ReadNotGuess summer challenge. There will be 3 levels of lessons. All are FREE for parents and caregivers. Program starts July 17 and will run for 5 weeks. Check it out: readnotguess.com/summer
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