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On the most recent episode of Amplify Education’s Science of Reading: The Podcast, Julie Van D**e, Ph.D., highlighted the work that Literacy How has been doing to train teachers in Syntax instruction. Syntax is a vital, often overlooked component of reading comprehension skills.

If you want to expand your knowledge of Syntax instruction, check out Literacy How’s interactive online (self-paced) course, or pick up a Literacy How Professional Learning Series book on Syntax .

Learn more about our Syntax course and book here:
https://literacyhow.org/syntax-online-course/

Listen to the podcast here:
https://amplify.com/episode/science-of-reading-the-podcast/season-10/episode-7-syntax-and-comprehension-with-julie-van-dyke-ph-d/

This is great news. This is a beautiful example of how real change can be made in teaching kids to read, all kids. ✨🙌

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Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio will enforce its “science of reading” law after a new audit found Cleveland State and 9 other universities still include at least one now-banned literacy method. Schools have a year to come into compliance.

I'm teaching Surviving to Thriving: A Summer Course for Parents of Neurodivergent Kids and perhaps the core theme is this sentiment captured in Andrea Gibson's words. I am a firm believer that our paths with pain & wisdom converge--no matter the philosophy, religion, method they all converge: the way it is. The poem encapsulates Mindful Self-Compassion, Internal Family Systems, etc. from a path of pain from which there is no distraction, or at least none big enough to distract us from waking up. TY, Andrea

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Inclusivity!!!

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Out of My Mind | Inclusivity Featurette | Disney+ Out of My Mind, a Disney Original Movie, premieres November 22 on Disney+. Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp min...

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I work with the neurodivergent community, people with ADHD, dyslexia, ASD and more, from parents of children and teens with neurodivergence,to parents with neurodivergence, to professionals with neurodivergence, (the whole lifespan) to gain awareness about the causes of shame, antidotes to shame, and ways of relating to challenges with greater inner tranquility to unleash their innovative, hardworking, resilient talents.

In this season of challenges (the Holiday Season) here is a tool that can be helpful and keep on giving all year long:

Fortunately there are ways to engage internal resources that can inspire the energy we would like to bring to the winter holidays.

🛠️ One of my favorite tools of transformation is the RAIN practice. It was originally coined by insight meditation teacher, Michele McDonald, and then enhanced by Tara Brach another insight meditation teacher.

RAIN originally stood for
✔️ Recognize
✔️ Allow
✔️ Investigate
✔️ Non-Identify

And then Tara Brach added a new N, just before non-identify,
➕ Nurture

R A I N N
✴️ Recognize--I'm feeling an emotion that is challenging
✴️ Allow--Rather than running from, fighting off, or hiding from that emotion, allow it to be.
✴️ Investigate--Where am I feeling this emotion. What does it really feel like in my body to feel agitation, frustration, sadness, anger, anxiety, fear, doubt, etc.
✴️ Nurture--bringing some warmth and understanding to the fact that we are feeling these feelings in our body... "Ahhh, frustration, yes, you are feeling frustration buddy. That makes sense. It's OK to fully feel this feeling. In fact, other people like me would likely feel like this too."
✴️ Non-Identify--this emotion and the feelings underlying the emotion are not ME, they are just passing waves. They will go by like clouds in the sky. I am not my emotions.

💫 How might this tool support you this week as you prepare for and experience Thanksgiving?

💫 How might being able to authentically feel the feelings you feel and being with them with some warmth and understanding FREE you?

I recently learned from a friend that buffalo and bison when wandering the plains, walk into a storm rather than away.

How might the RAINN practice allow us to walk into our internal storms and emerge more free?

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This image captures so much about what it is like to live with dyslexia.

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This Friday I'm offering a free Masterclass about Mindful Self-Compassion. For busy busy parents meeting the needs of their children at any age, for people working in so many industries struggling with burnout these days, for anyone concerned about this election, for perfectionists, if global conflict is weighing on you, etc. This is for you! Come learn how the Core Skills of MSC course my colleague, Andrea Funes and I are offering soon could plant seeds of resilience, patience, and acceptance in your life, while helping you live up to your standards. This Friday at 9:30am come learn about how it works:🧡

Why Did We Stop Using Cursive? Students today receive tablets instead of pencils, pens, and lined paper. Why has penmanship become a lost art, and why don’t we use cursive anymore?