Brett Tingley
@brett_tingley
President Parents for Reading Justice & OH-KID. Executive Producer of film Our Dyslexic Children, lover of family, learning, & travel! Follow us at @Parents4RJ
They are obviously using strong foundational strategies and holding everyone to high standards, probably PLCs. I would love to know specifics. This is my wheelhouse and I love to compare notes.
I wrote a follow-up piece on this. In Steubenville, all really does mean almost everybody: the74million.org/article/why-st…
Lol, shocked daily on this site. THIS ONE was controversial?! No. Guessing based on illustrations is not reading. It's teaching children to pretend to read. Perfect example of this issue from the fantastic documentary (free on YouTube!) The Right to Read with @KJWinEducation
If the only way for a child to "read" a page is to guess the word by looking at a picture, they're not actually reading.
We applaud teachers who feed, clothe & even braid hair—but the ones kids need most are those who can TEACH THEM TO READ. 📚 Especially kids in deep poverty. Every teacher deserves training in the Science of Reading. @SteubenvilleCity did it—your district can too! @ehanford…
I’ve also highlighted Steubenville’s success—and sadly, the response is telling. For every one person who asks, “How can we learn from this?”, ten rush to discredit it or claim it’s not real. Why are we more eager to dismiss progress than to replicate it? Disappointing.
In my project looking for districts doing an outstanding job of teaching kids to read, I highlighted Steubenville City in Ohio. It's that district way at the top right of the Ohio graph. the74million.org/article/which-…
I’m 54-years-young today, and my birthday wish is wild: I want every single one of you who is worried about kids’ plummeting reading scores to listen to the TikTok and share this post like it’s the last slice of cake at my party! 🎉 Let’s 'yeet' the reading crisis out of…
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Fidelity of implementation and responsiveness to kids are NOT mutually exclusive. If you are a teacher and you say so, your understanding of implementation fidelity is likely limited. If you are an education leader and you expect rigidity of implementation, you are promoting…
We just recorded a podcast with Dr Karin Hodges. Some asked why we'd interview a Dr, but it's just as you said. The opportunity cost in schools. Is this the best use of time? What's it replacing? Does it even work? I think it'll open a lot of eyes. @Parents4RJ @brett_tingley
OMG YES. Hard to think of a more important job than teaching every child to read. Our teachers deserve the BEST—straight-up, no-fluff information grounded in the latest reading science. It’s time! 💯 #SoR #LiteracyMatters
I’m fine with inspiration at edu conferences, but inspiration only goes so far in a profession that is full of hardworking people that only got into this to make a difference, but have been withheld the knowledge of how to design instruction based on the science of learning.
It’s baffling how some superintendents are celebrated as state and national leaders while the majority of their students can’t read on grade level. Leadership without significant results is just PR, driven by self promotion. #studentsdeservebetter #edleadership
🔥 As reported by @NCTQ: Most Colleges of Ed give future teachers just 2 hours of instruction on how to teach struggling readers & English learners. No wonder most graduate unprepared. No wonder 2 of 3 kids can’t read proficiently. This is a national scandal. It must change.…
I’m excited and honored to speak at this year’s @reading_league conference with Robert Rogers, Eiman Abdulrahman & Beth Rivera! We’ll be presenting: Bridging the Gap: Engaging Pediatricians & Parents to Foster Early Literacy Development
Adolescent readers need more than just catch-up. #TRLConf2025 features sessions to equip educators with evidence-aligned practices that support literacy growth & empower families to actively advocate for their children’s success. Save your seat today: hubs.la/Q03xMlQr0
Hats off to Governor DeWine for his dedication to SoR. Ohio’s children will benefit!
We back @GovMikeDeWine for putting his money where his mouth is and backing Implementation of Science of Reading in our Ohio schools! @OHEducation share.google/3x3Jvg8k1BD9b0…
How do you teach children to read regardless of their socioeconomic status? The Science of Reading is clear; direct systematic phonics instruction works. x.com/brett_tingley/…
Imagine a school district where every child learns to read. Dreamy, right? That’s reality in Steubenville, Ohio — featured in @ehanford’s latest podcast. A powerful example for the nation. Let’s learn from Steubenville. @NCTQ @reading_league @salmahayek @NationalParents
Have you listened yet? youtu.be/EI6t2_u8na4
I listened to this podcast yesterday. It is so correct! I am a teacher, I’ve always said we need to stay in our lane and ‘teach’ the child. I can’t change their circumstances, but I can teach a child to read. That will stay with them forever.
We back @GovMikeDeWine for putting his money where his mouth is and backing Implementation of Science of Reading in our Ohio schools! @OHEducation share.google/3x3Jvg8k1BD9b0…
💯 - A way to avoid: be curious and ask questions. Be open minded enough to keep learning. Be humble enough to admit you don’t know everything.
This happens at all levels of education and it is a problem.