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Natalie Wexler once said that parents are the sleeping giants in this reading science movement. The parents in Minneapolis Public Schools are awake and ready! They are passionate, informed advocates who developed a coalition of families willing to speak out and say, “Our kids deserve access to structured literacy. Less than 50% of students read at grade level.” Thus, the MPS Academics Advocacy Group was born. Recently, the superintendent of schools, a proponent of balanced literacy approaches, almost lost his job over the state of literacy in Minneapolis. Read more about it and watch it here.
However, the article that caught our attention was posted in The 74, titled A New Kind of Curriculum Night: Armed With Protest Signs and Data, Diverse Group of Minneapolis Parents Demands Better Reading Instruction for Their Kids. Listen to learn about what’s happening in the Minneapolis Public School system for students and families.
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Ep. 71: Science of Reading Part 2: Decodable Texts, Sound Walls, & the Aim of Early Literacy
Ep. 70: Science of Reading Part 1: Decodable Texts, Sound Walls, & the Aim of Early Literacy
Ep. 69: Wondering about Wit & Wisdom ELA?
Ep. 68: How Does Using a Text Analysis Toolkit Support Student Success?
[Listen Again] Ep 43: Writing about Reading and the Role of Knowledge-Building
Ep. 67: Learning to Read at 62 Years Old: A Conversation Illuminating Adult Literacy
Ep. 66 Re-thinking the Reading Rope with Nell Duke
Ep. 65: Talking with the Literacy Documentary Team: The Truth About Reading
Ep. 64: James Murphy on The researchED Guide to Literacy
[Listen Again] Ep. 37: Meredith Liben & Sue Pimentel on the Standards, Assessment, & Data
Ep. 63: Kindergarten Teacher Reaches 100% Success Using Evidence-Based Practices
Ep. 62: Effective Fluency Instruction with Tim Rasinski
Ep. 61: High Quality Curricula as Educational Infrastructure with Alex Spurrier
Ep. 60: HQIM as Equity for English Learners with ELSF Executive Director Crystal Gonzales
Ep. 59: HQIM for ALL with Educator Sarah Webb
Ep. 58: Looking for Change in Laramie
Ep. 57: Reflecting on the School Year with Grade 3 Teacher Natalie Baggett
Ep. 56: What are THE ELEMENTS needed to transform teaching and professional learning?
Ep. 55: The Science of Reading as Policy with Kymyona Burk
Ep. 54: How can school leaders support teachers in Year 1 HQIM implementation?
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