#AI = phenomenal tool for contrastive analysis! I remember spending WAY too much time trying to research differences/similarities between languages to learn about my #MLs #ELs’ languages, and help them understand how it all compares to English. Now it takes seconds.

I really enjoyed this interview with Steve Graham. I have come to enjoy teaching writing so much more after shifting my instruction toward these kinds of practices, paired with more explicit instruction. And I've seen my students be and feel more successful too.

16 must-know edu-research papers from the last 16 weeks: (all open source 🔓) ↓

My thoughts on the role of parents in reading instruction, with thanks to ⁦Heidi Gregory - Dyslexia Victoria Support⁩ for the info-graphic. pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2023/04/callin…

Great tips for teaching vocabulary, but I would say non-negotiable steps for teaching new words to ELs/MLs, with even more examples, repetition, and emphasis on meaning

I enjoyed this podcast! Great ideas for academic talk routines. But as a teacher who works with multilingual learners, I especially appreciated Jami's heartfelt story as an ML herself, and the importance of including MLs at all levels of proficiency in these conversations.

Please join us tomorrow 3/7 to hear the esteemed Dr. Freddy Hiebert discuss her article, When Students Perform at the Below Basic Level on the NAEP: What Does It Mean and What Can Educators Do? Please register & join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Another fantastic recap! Also so great to see that Dr. Saha included many studies with research on multilingual learner populations, which I can't wait to explore...

When I first introduced retrieval practice, my students resisted. They still preferred checking their notes or copying from a partner because it felt easier (habits are hard to break). So I took a step-by-step approach to show them why retrieval works using a gym analogy. 🧵

The Evidence Advocacy Center has a new menu for linguistically diverse learners! The team, chaired by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas Hagan, provided research-based resources about education for students who are linguistically diverse. ILA Council for Exceptional Children The Reading League evidenceadvocacycenter.org/linguistic-div…

Same-language subtitles can’t teach children how to read. New paper published in Psychological Science, co-authored with Kathy Rastle, Rebecca Crowley, and Walter van Heuven and funded by the Nuffield Foundation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Interested? 🧵👇

Excited to present again this summer at #SIOPNC25, this time with my friend and colleague Dalia Umanskiy. Our session: "AI Meets Morphology: Time-Saving Strategies for Teaching Cross-Curricular Language to Multilingual Learners" Sign up here: savvas.com/SIOP2025 The SIOP® Model

🔥 15 hottest edu-research papers from the last 15 weeks: (all open source 🔓) ↓

Campaign groups in the US, UK and India claim that TV subtitles will help children learn to read. But our new research led by Anastasiya Lopukhina shows that children don't even look at subtitles until they can already read at around 1 word per second.

Teachers are expected to use evidence-based approaches and strategies- yet no one has ever trained us how to read and interpret research! Huge thanks to Anna Stokke who, this past weekend at the researchED Canada conference, shared this 1-page “red flags for education research” for

🎉 Registration is open for the 2025 SIOP® Virtual Conference, happening July 8–10! 🗓️ Don’t miss this engaging, educator-focused event designed to support multilingual learners. 👉 Sign up today: Savvas.com/SIOP2025 #SIOP #MLLChat #K12 #ELL The SIOP® Model Tara Barth

I highly recommend both #syntax issues from International Dyslexia Association - I learned SO much! This is such an important aspect of literacy and language that deserves more attention, especially for teachers of #MLs/#ELs.

The 2025 SIOP® Virtual Conference starts today! We will be speaking on Day 2 (July 9) at 3pm EDT, about how to embed #morphology instruction across grade levels and content areas with the help of AI. Join us! #SIOPNC25 #MLs #ELs #ResearchtoPractice #SoR savvas.com/SIOP2025

Next in the Knowledge-Building for Teachers Series: Pedagogy A bit of a change from my usual posts, I wanted to share some resources that have influenced my classroom practices. What are some of your favorite resources on pedagogy? open.substack.com/pub/lstam/p/pe…

Some thoughts from recent discussions and observations: 1. A lot of teaching is too abstract and out of context for weakest learners. Not enough scene setting - images, videos, real objects, experiences, stories, concrete examples. Make it real, concrete, vivid. Spell it out.