We splashed 💦 into some great literacy instruction during our instructional walks Dolvin ES this morning! Explicit modeling ✅ Building knowledge ✅ Thanks for a great visit! Mrs. Noles Carrie Halron Brian P Downey

Ensuring excellence at Dolvin ES by inspecting what we expect: Day 1 of the text set includes building background knowledge, enriching vocabulary instruction, fostering collaborative conversations, and implementing intentional questioning techniques. Kerri-Ann Williams Brian P Downey

This is the #rightwork

It was a WONDERFUL day to celebrate the incredible writing instruction happening in our 2nd-5th classrooms! 🎉 Today’s Targeted Writing PD was focused on incorporating explocit Think-Alouds, and teams had time to plan/script think-alouds for upcoming lessons. #TheWRITEwork

This is the sound of Elem. Lit. Coaches debriefing a 3-step planning process for writing instruction. FultonCountySchools

Crabapple Crossing 3-5 T’s were on 🔥learning about the traits of writing and applying their learning to writing samples! Keep growing those writing 💪s! ⁦Dr. Crumbley⁩ ⁦⁦Kerri-Ann Williams⁩ ⁦Crabapple Crossing Elementary⁩

Thank you Jennifer Grimes for a helpful & informative day of professional learning on Microsoft Reading Progress! T’s left with so many ideas on how this powerful resource will enhance literacy instruction! 👩🏼‍🏫📚EB Thompson

What a great way to end the week!! We saw fantastic instruction, amazing learning environments for students, and an admin team that is fully leaning into the work! WES Wildcats is in great hands under the leadership of Shavanda Toomer FultonCountySchools

It’s an all FultonCountySchools championship! 🔥 Lamarr Glenn, ED.S., CAA

The reading doesn’t have to stop over the winter break thanks to our very own bookstore- Barnes and Nolan. #EveryChildReads Kerri-Ann Williams Simon T

The Elementary Literacy team will miss you but we are so thrilled for you and for Abbotts Hill for getting such an amazing leader!

We are thrilled to share FultonCountySchools collaborative approach to implementing the GA Early Lit. Legislation at the SSTAGE conference! wendy Erin Collins Tiffany Plowden

3rd Grade ELA teachers jumped into the Unit 5 Unpacking height and early this morning! I loved getting to participate with this PLC! Amazing conversations that led to some great planning! 🦅 River Eves Alexandria Elikwu Kerri-Ann Williams #backwardsdesign

So many great things happening with Literacy at New Prospect Panthers !! Thank you for a fabulous visit!! FultonCountySchools Amy Booms Lemons Heather Alterman Diana Zarzour Deidre Kinoshita

These Manning Oaks Elementary students were deeply engaged with their texts!! Love to see it!! #everychildreads FultonCountySchools Nikkole Flowers Deidre Kinoshita ClowerMOE

Our dynamic literacy leader Jenn Henn, Ed. S. led PLC planning using the Thin Slicing protocol to analyze student writing samples. 📝📈 Teachers discussed strengths and actionable next steps. Valencia Durden Jill Osmerg Kerri-Ann Williams #everychildreads&writes

Our 2nd & 3rd grade PLC’s had productive 1/2 day ELA planning sessions today! We dug into Write Score data, unpacked & calendarized Unit 5, and planned targeted small group instruction. These teachers sure know how to set their students up for success! #EveryChildReads🎯📚🤩