Reading League Washington, DC

11/05/2021

Are you as excited as we are about the Symposium on November 13th from 9:00-12:00pm?

Dr. David Kilpatrick will kick us off with a keynote entitled "How the Phonology of Speech Is Foundational for Instant Word Recognition."
He intends to share research supporting the foundational role phonemic proficiency plays in orthographic mapping, the subconscious process that occurs when a word's phonemes, spelling and meaning are 'bonded' in memory for instant, automatic recognition (Ehri, 2014).

He has shared the paper below from IDA's Perspectives (Summer 2020) as suggested pre-reading, and we expect his keynote will touch upon the research discussed in the article.

We invite you to read the paper in preparation for the keynote. Have questions? Add them to the comment section and we can ask Dr. Kilpatrick on the 13th.

Access the paper here:

11/02/2021

Don't forget to register for TRL-DC's November Symposium, "The Role of Phonemic Proficiency".

The event is set for Saturday, November 13 from 9AM-12PM EST. and will feature a keynote by Dr. David Kilpatrick.

Use the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trl-dc-fall-symposium-featuring-david-a-kilpatrick-phd-tickets-188638822797.

TRL-D.C's Fall Symposium, "The Role of Phonemic Proficiency," will feature a keynote by Dr. David Kilpatrick. It's free for D.C. educators.

10/18/2021

Exciting news!

TRL-DC is hosting a Fall Symposium on November 13th from 9:00-12:00pm.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. David Kilpatrick will be our Keynote Speaker.

Register Today:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trl-dc-fall-symposium-featuring-david-a-kilpatrick-phd-tickets-188638822797

Questions? Message our page.

08/18/2021

Reminder: Tomorrow is TRL-DC's big kick-off event from 7:00-8:00 PM on Zoom!

Members will have opportunities to build community with area educators, to share their questions and expertise, and to learn more about TRL-DC's mission and upcoming events.

Discussion topics include:
-Aligning your ELA schedule to the Science of Reading
-New to the Work: Shifting the Balance to Structured Literacy
-Leading Change in Your Building
-Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching....and more!

Use the Zoom link below to join us for this virtual event. You don't want to miss it!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83459824599?pwd=YTB2V0tzZW90bWZySXRLU2NDV3V1UT09&fbclid=IwAR217SPEk1TlNEN840BtffQ37RkTAbZzo-O8QR3XfrHJbnxDdCQzP5LRleM

08/11/2021

Join us for the TRL-DC Chapter Kick-off!

On Thursday, August 19th from 7:00-8:00 PM, we will host our TRL-DC Chapter Kickoff!
Members will have opportunities to build community with area educators, to share their questions and expertise, and to learn more about TRL-DC's mission and upcoming events.

Discussion topics include:

-Aligning your ELA schedule to the Science of Reading
-New to the Work: Shifting the Balance to Structured Literacy
-Leading Change in Your Building
-Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching....and more!

Use the Zoom link below to join us for this virtual event. You don't want to miss it!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83459824599?pwd=YTB2V0tzZW90bWZySXRLU2NDV3V1UT09

07/18/2021

Our TRL-DC website is up and running! A HUGE "thank you" to one of our Board Members who put the website together. As we continue growing, events will be posted on the site along with a blog.
Please visit the TRL-DC website here:

Welcome to THE READING LEAGUE WASHINGTON, DC Sharing Knowledge - Inspiring Change Join our community at The Reading League - DC From our members and leaders. Meet our board! All children deserve to learn to read and all

06/03/2021

In April 2021, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released the results of a 2018 study that examined fourth-grade students’ ability to read passages out loud with sufficient speed, accuracy, and expression, as well as foundational skills to gauge underlying sources of poor fluency.

According to NCES, "the ORF study shows that a significant percentage of fourth-grade students who perform below NAEP Basic, especially Black and Hispanic students, do not have adequate fluency, word reading, and phonological decoding skills..."

Link to the study's full summary of findings and recommendations: https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/orf/

*What are your reactions and take-always?
*What implications do these findings have for your SY21-22 planning?

NAEP ORF - Oral Reading Fluency Study

05/19/2021

We have exciting news!

TRL has gifted us with two free tickets to their Spring Symposium! We will be doing a raffle so two of our followers can view the presentations for free. The winner of the tickets will be provided a code to access the videos.

How to enter: comment on this post with one thing related to the Science of Reading that you would like to learn or one event you would like to see TRL-DC host. For example, maybe you would like to learn more about the benefits of phonemic awareness or would like us to host a virtual book talk.

Those who comment will be added to the raffle. We are excited to hear from you.

05/07/2021

Looking for help to determine if literacy instructional practices align with the Science of Reading? Look no further!

The Reading League recently published a curriculum evaluation tool to help teachers understand the strengths and weaknesses of their curricula.

The tool includes green and red flags for practices that do/do not align with the Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) and Scarborough’s Rope (Scarborough, 2001).

Access the document here:

05/04/2021

Interested in learning more about the Science of Reading? The Reading League - National is hosting a Spring Symposium on Thursday, May 20th!

Click the link below to learn more and register.
https://www.thereadingleague.org/symposium/

04/28/2021

It's official! Washington, D.C. recently joined ten other states to become an established Chapter of The Reading League and we couldn't be more excited.

As our Chapter grows, we will use this space to share resources and advertise events. You are welcome to use this space to pose questions about the Science of Reading and lean on the expertise of others.

To get started, leave a comment about why you are excited about the TRL-DC!