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Happy October!
I hope you are enjoying the feel of fall in the air...football, pumpkins, all things apple...and possibly conferences. To help in that regard, I have linked Every Child Can Read guidance (English and Spanish) below, as 3rd grade teachers are required to provide specific information related to literacy risk and responsive instruction for their students. You will also see below an exciting opportunity for teachers to participate in a panel discussion next week on Tuesday, October 8th at 4:00pm with Dr. Tiffany Hogan and Kansas eductors via Zoom on the topic of DLD (Developmental Language Disorder). Below you will be able to access a recording of her session September 24th and I have also included a link below if you have questions you would like the panel to consider (as time allows).
Please share this newsletter widely and let me know if you have questions or need additional support. If you know of someone who wants to sign up to get this newsletter automatically , they can do that by emailing a request to ELitDyslexia@ksde.org.
Yours in education
Laurie
Dr. Laurie Curtis
KSDE Early Literacy/ Dyslexia Program Manager
Important Updates from KSDE
As conferences get underway, I have included a copy of the KSDE guidance for the Every Child Can Read Act. That legislation went into effect last year, so there is nothing new here. Reviewing the guidance for information parents receive and information and data districts provide at the end of the school year may be helpful. Below you will find those guidance documents in both English and Spanish.
You are invited...please join us!
October 23-25, 2024 in Wichita!
The conference sessions are designed to advance professional learning for teachers, building and district leaders, staff and other education professionals!
Register for the Oct. 23-25, 2024 conference, clicking here, and scrolling down to KSDE Annual conference (Division of Learning Services).
Register an individual- or bring a team!
REGISTRATION FEE: (Includes breakfast and lunch.)
Full Conference - (2 1/2 days) - $275
Register a team of 4 for $1,000
For room reservations for the Hyatt Regency Wichita, click here. For the Fairfield Inn and Suites room reservations, click here. The hotel room block at the Hyatt is filling up quickly.
Strands include:
Balanced Assessment System
Structured Literacy
High Quality Instruction
Standards Alignment
Safe and Supportive Schools
Technology and Cyber Security
Conference Program is now available here.
As a Kansas educator you have access to the MetaMetrix Lexile and Quartile Hub. To gain access, follow the link below and create a free account. While somewhat limited in the scope of decodables and resources, there are resources you might find helpful as you work to assure that students are reading texts that are instructionally appropriate and/ or at grade level. You can sign up and explore the "hub" by following the link below:
Information for Promising Practice
Are you interested in learning how to help your students read and spell those words that don't always follow our expected pattern of English? Reading Universe has some great resources on helping our students master common, irregular words! You can sort this resource by skill and resource type. Check out the great resources that are available at their resource site! You can also sign up for their newsletter to get notifications when they add new content.
WORDS
Looking for Accommodations?
Do you have a student intern or new teacher you are mentoring? This document "Dyslexia in the Classroom: What Every Teacher Needs to Know" is a great resource for all teachers and may be especially important to share with our new teachers or those who are working with students who may be struggling in acquiring literacy skills. While this is not a newly published document, it is helpful in providing practical guidance for educators. Are you seeking accommodations that you can use to meet the needs of your students to reach their potential? Check out the information on p. 7-10 and share those ideas with others. These ideas may provide assistance when working on dififierentiating in your classroom, developing 504 plans or providing meaningful goals on an IEP.
Unpacking the Science of Reading
Use the link below to read information provided by Dr. Timothy Shanahan for the IES REL Blog entitled Unpacking the Science of Reading which was recently released. In this blog you will learn about what the science of reading is and is NOT, resources teachers can use to improve classroom practice and common myths that aboud about reading difficulty.
Unpacking the "Science of Reading" with Dr. Tim Shanahan (ed.gov)
Professional Learning Opportunities
If you have not already registered for the sessions, feel free to register and come for our panel discussion on October 8th!
Dr. Tiffany Hogan: Developmental Language Disorder
Wonderful professional learning from Dr. Tiffany Hogan!
Dr. Hogan is the Director of the Speech and Language Literacy Lab (SAiL) and Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at MGH Institute in Boston. We were very fortunate to record her September 24th presentation. It was SO outstanding. If you missed it...or want to share it...the recording can be found at the link below:
Dr. Tiffany Hogan: Developmental Language Disorder, KSDE PD Video
She was very gracious in sharing her slides with us and they can be found below:
Join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Hogan and Kansas educators/ specialists on October 8th from 4:00 - 5:00 pm. If you have suggested questions for the panel, feel free to complete this form and the panel will try to get to as many as possible...time permitting! Questions for the Panel
Our KSDE Early Literacy/ Dyslexia Team and other content area teams are very happy to be working on a state-wide collaborative effort with our Kansas Educational Service Center partners to provide professional learning state-wide in support of the new KSDE School Improvement Model. More information will be coming, and professional learning opportunities for teachers will be launching after the KSDE Annual Conference!
Stay Tuned for dates and opportunities to register!
Reasons to Celebrate!
Please Share! If you are aligning your practice with the science of reading and you want to share those amazing evidence-based practices with others, please let me know so we can share the great ideas here! If you have a cohort of those finishing LETRS, let us know that as well. I want to honor and celebrate great things happening in our Kansas classrooms related to literacy learning!
Literacy Lifeline Questions/ Answers
Literacy Lifeline is up and running!
As school gets underway, we have questions coming in through our Literacy Lifeline. If you have a question about literacy professional practice, or anything else related to improving student literacy learning - the KSDE Early Literacy/ Dyslexia team is here to help! Our KSDE Literacy Lifeline is back up and running for the upcoming school year! You can ask a question using the linked form below and request it be answered via a Zoom virtual conference/ consulting session, an email, or suggest it as a possible article in this newsletter.
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
— L.M. Montgomery, “Anne of Green Gables”
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