This. Is. Huge. 👏🏼🥳🎉 We transform learning when we transform instruction. And that transformation requires ongoing job-embedded coaching. Thank you ExcelinEd for providing these resources!! #TransformingLearning Age of Learning

Way to go, Massachusetts! #earlyliteracy

ICYMI: Patricia Levesque on Wisconsin’s recent score-cuts: “Their decision to move the goalposts could set students back, make it harder for parents to know how their kids are doing and prevent educators from supporting those who need it most.” Read more here excelined.org/2024/10/09/opi…

Always love interacting with a literacy superstar! ❤️

New Resource for parents and caregivers! Raising a Reader: ExcelinEd’s New Resource Library for Literacy Development Casey Sullivan Taylor Sonya Yates, CALT, NBCT excelined.org/2024/10/28/rai…

452 Alabama third graders, fewer than 1%, are repeating the third grade this year due to requirements of the Literacy Act. #aledchat aldailynews.com/alabama-retain…

📚 ✨ Interested in learning more about successful early literacy policies that create strong readers? Then be sure to check out The Learning Curve podcast’s recent episode featuring our very own Dr. Kymyona Burk, Ed.D.! #earlyliteracy Ricochet ricochet.com/podcast/the-le…

“States that have seen improvement …are working to achieve systemic change and to effectively implement strong policies that put students at the center. It will take time. Stay the course.” Updates to earlyliteracymatters.org are now live! ExcelinEd excelined.org/2025/02/20/how…

Exciting start to the Literacy Reimagined Conference! #LRC25

A wonderful two days of learning and collaboration at the Reimagining Literacy Conference in beautiful Daphne, Alabama lead by the amazing ⁦Sonya Yates, CALT, NBCT⁩ and her terrific team!

So excited to speak at the 10th Spotlight on Dyslexia virtual conference hosted by Learning Ally! I look forward to sharing insights & strategies for supporting students with dyslexia. Join me & other experts in the field…register now: bit.ly/SPOD25Speaker #dyslexia #SPOD25

Lindsey Henderson, Policy Director for Math, spoke at the Council of Chief State School Officers’ Legislative Conference on improving math outcomes! 📚 She shared national policy trends, highlighted top-performing states and led a panel on expanding access to advanced math.

Professional learning is one of the biggest investments a school or district can make—but how do you ensure it truly drives student success? Unpack the critical questions every leader must ask when planning professional learning. ▶️ Watch: 95pg.info/4iU5kAI Ken

More states are banning three-cueing—and that’s a big win for early readers. 🎉📘 Evidence-based reading instruction, rooted in phonics, is gaining ground. It’s time all kids got what works. Read this insightful Education Week article, including a quote from Dr. Kymyona Burk, Ed.D.!

🚨 Join Dr. Anne Whitney & Melody Ilk July 7 | 6–7:30 PM Problem-solving Issues in Implementing Your Literacy Initiative: What Do We Do When Things Go South? Hosted by The Reading League Alabama Chapter zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin… #ProfessionalLearning

What a joy to spend the past 2 days with this phenomenal group of state literacy leaders! Kymyona Burk, Ed.D. Kelley Bendheim Sonya Yates, CALT, NBCT ExcelinEd

Such an amazing meeting of state literacy leaders!

Did you know New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz? Join us for #EIE25 in NOLA for the nation’s premier gathering of education policymakers, practitioners and advocates! ExcelinEdSummit.org #TravelTuesday

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Onward and upward!