Amanda Nickerson, Ed.D.
@ANLiteracy
Ohio K-12 Literacy Technical Assistance Specialist Adjunct Instructor Perpetual Learner Passionate about sharing evidence-based literacy practices!
I LOVE this! It is such a powerful way to demonstrate the power of syntax—how sentence variety adds a musical quality to our written discourse. ❤️
A great read about the value of the science of learning: 👏👏👏 dispatch.com/story/opinion/…
Maryanne Wolf has been researching the reading brain for decades. If you’re interested in learning how to integrate the processes in the brain necessary for fluent reading, here is a short article that explains the multi-componential approach to reading. drive.google.com/file/d/1ZqXNcj…
📚Making an Impact Together!📚 “The Compact’s collaboration with other organizations is truly making a difference in our schools and across the state.” Hear firsthand about our literacy initiatives and the impact we’re driving in education. Watch now👉youtu.be/vNMkZEy9Yj8
The Comprehensive Literacy State Development grants will expand access to evidence-based literacy instruction for students and professional learning for educators, with a focus on enhancing literacy instruction for underserved students across the state. ⇨ governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and…
Hot off the press! @UFLiteracy now has an Intervention Placement Test to help you figure out where to begin interventions for specific students. Scoring patterns tell you which UFLI lesson you should start with. This is going to be really helpful! ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/upl…
It was an honor to join @measuredmom on the Triple R Teaching podcast. I always enjoy talking about how we can better meet the needs of advanced readers! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tho…
📚 Advancing Literacy in Ohio📚 The Ohio Deans Compact, in collaboration with @OHEducation, launched the P20 Literacy Collaborative to strengthen literacy instruction across the state. Learn more about the Collaborative and it's work➡️ youtu.be/bDRqI2ymHnE #OhioEd #Literacy
Reminder: The deadline for all eligible educators to complete the required professional development in the science of reading is June 30. Additionally, all course pathways will be down for maintenance from July 1-8. Details: education.ohio.gov/Media/Ed-Conne…
I’m looking forward to presenting at the University of Akron’s Summer Literacy Institute on July 30th. The fabulous Jan Hasbrouck is the keynote. Ohio friends, I hope you will consider joining us!
Reminder: The deadline for all eligible educators to complete required professional development in the science of reading is June 30. Details: education.ohio.gov/Media/Ed-Conne…
What can children learn about morphology when they read for pleasure? Maria Korochkina and I analysed the words in 1200 books suitable for children and young people to find out! Read the blog post here: rastlelab.com/post/what-can-…
📚 Advancing Literacy in Ohio📚 The Ohio Deans Compact, in collaboration with @OHEducation, launched the P20 Literacy Collaborative to strengthen literacy instruction across the state. Learn more about the Collaborative & it's work➡️ youtu.be/bDRqI2ymHnE #OhioEd #Literacy
Yesterday, we launched the program @thinkSRSD as a school. We had educators who were interested work through modules together. Today, teachers shared their different ideas for implementing TIDE! #ocsbLiteracy @mrsrmatheson @MrsRileyOCSB @StGiannaOCSB
Join us for the next ReadOhio policy hour. Our team will provide updates and answer questions about literacy-related topics. 🗓 Friday, May 16 at 10 a.m. Details: education.ohio.gov/ReadOhio
According to Fullan (2016), relentless focus requires us to admit that there is no silver bullet, package, or program. Instead, coherent knowledge and capacity building across each level of the system can improve implementation and improve student outcomes.
State Support Team regional literacy specialists and ReadOhio coaches convened today for the last ReadOhio Network meeting of the school year. Many thanks to these individuals for their dedication to increasing literacy achievement for students!
Reminder: Upcoming science of reading professional development deadline Details: education.ohio.gov/Media/Ed-Conne…
Foster a growth mindset in gifted learners: ✨ Praise effort, strategy, & persistence. ✨ Normalize mistakes as part of learning. ✨ Remind them even experts struggle and grow. Help them see intelligence as malleable—not fixed. #GiftedEd #GrowthMindset
💡 Did you know? Many gifted students struggle with impostor syndrome, doubting their abilities despite their achievements. How can we help them build confidence? #GiftedEd #GiftedChallenges #OAGC