Learning Without Tears

⚠️ Don't miss this riveting edWebinar with Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift and Leah Mermelstein! 🚸 ✏️ They'll reveal tried-and-true strategies for boosting handwriting, spelling, and writing skills – all while maximizing instructive time. Become an expert in balancing vital literacy components to foster curious and fluent reader-writers. ⌛ 🎒 📝 Be ready to leave with practical routines and practices to enhance student engagement and skill mastery. https://bit.ly/40qDXs6 #LiteracyLearning #edWebinar #Handwriting #Reading #WritingSkills

📰 Reading aloud benefits multilingual learners just as much as others! 👏📚 In this episode, Literacy Matters features reading researcher Molly Ness, who shines a light on the science of read alouds. https://bit.ly/4emQMat ALSO download Molly’s three-steps for delivering great read alouds.

Great time this week at the NCFEPA conference this week in Greensboro working with North Carolina education leaders representing Learning Without Tears. Sam Deffes did an amazing job presenting How to Use SEL to Enhance Literacy Skills. We are very thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this great event.

✍️ Cursive is Making a Comeback—and It’s More Than Just Nostalgia! A growing number of states are reviving cursive writing instruction, with evidence showing it boosts literacy and cognitive development. 📚 Why the return to cursive in a digital world? Research highlights the brain-boosting benefits: 🧠 Writing by hand activates both brain hemispheres 🔡 Connecting letters builds reading fluency and spelling skills 🔍 Students improve metacognitive abilities by visualizing whole words as they write Want to learn more about cursive and its impact on literacy? Check out the article by our very own Christina Bretz, OTD, MS, OTR/L, published in District Administration: https://lnkd.in/gZWZ94Rk

Join Learning Without Tears for an upcoming #edWebinar 5 Practical Strategies Connecting Science of Reading to Science of Writing https://lnkd.in/e3anTHxf

🌐 Today we celebrate Digital Citizen Day! 💻 Last week was full of meaningful conversations on safer and kinder online habits. 💻 With our Keyboarding Without Tears program, bolster students keyboarding skills along with responsible digital citizenship, available in both English and Spanish.🏅 Let's keep rocking this digital journey! https://bit.ly/3YiBE7V #DigitalCitizenDay #CommonSenseEducation #PositiveOnlineBehavior

📅 Join us on Oct 25 to discover how Mat Man and engaging text can enhance a child's reading ability. 💡 Suitable for Pre-K to Grade 1 readers. Don't miss our enlightening workshop! Looking forward to seeing you all! 📚 https://bit.ly/3YvUHNh

🚸 Read aloud to children or proceed at your own risk. 📚 There is no better way to cure today’s students’ oral language deficit. 🎧 In this riveting episode of Literacy Matters, Cheryl Lundy Swift talks with Molly Ness, a reading researcher who offers practical tips for making read alouds highly effective, and latest findings on their brain benefits for students of all ages. 🤯 Did you know read alouds were this powerful?? Watch the full episode: https://bit.ly/3XVowW9

In honor of #readaloudweek, here's my blog from Learning Without Tears Three powerful steps to elevate your read-aloud game: Evaluate, Explain, and Engage & Extend – applicable to all content areas, from the cozy kindergarten picture book experience to seventh-grade social studies! Building language comprehension, vocabulary, and background knowledge in the #scienceofreading https://lnkd.in/ef9B4P6e

🕐 TOMORROW: October 22nd 3PM ET 🕐 📚 Unlock the keys to powerful literacy strategies with our FREE webinars. ✏️ Join us in bridging the literacy divide by ensuring no student gets left behind. Our dynamic webinar will offer K–3 educators practical, immediately applicable strategies for targeted instruction and skill integration. ⏳ Reserve your spot now on one of our four upcoming sessions: https://bit.ly/3TXasKk