June 17, 2024
Hello again! Remember us? No, you didn’t miss anything. This is actually our first newsletter for the 2023-2024 school year–just in time for the last day of school! We want to share: New Website We now have a Brookline Literacy Coalition website where you can access our newsletter archives, as well as recordings of past […]
June 4, 2023
Greetings! We hope you are all doing well as the school year wraps up and summer is in sight! Just a few items in this newsletter: Event with Dr. Tiffany Hogan We thank Dr. Hogan for sharing her expertise with us on May 21st. And thank you to all who attended and asked great questions. […]
May 14, 2023
Greetings! We hope you are enjoying the spring weather! In this newsletter, you will find: Join us for a presentation and conversation with Dr. Tiffany Hogan THIS SUNDAY! We are thrilled that Dr. Tiffany Hogan will be joining us on Zoom on Sunday, May 21, at 7 pm. REGISTER HERE. Dr. Hogan is the director […]
April 26, 2023
Greetings! We hope you all had a wonderful April vacation! First, and most importantly, we want to remind you that Kareem Weaver will be joining us THIS Sunday, April 30th at 7:00 pm for a discussion on Zoom. Everyone is welcome, please register HERE. Kareem is an educator and literacy activist from California who is […]
March 17, 2023
Hello, everyone! We hope you’re all doing well! We had a very interesting discussion with Gary Shiffman on March 5th about social studies and literacy. See below for recording link and some references. There are also have some really exciting events coming up, both Brookline Literacy Coalition organized and other local events around reading. March […]
March 1, 2023
Greetings! We hope you all had a good February break. February is a short month and we have a short edition of our Brookline Literacy Coalition Newsletter! April 2 at 2 pm April 30 at 7 pm May 21 at 7 pm Literacy: What’s Social Studies got to do with it? Please join us this […]
February 16, 2023
Greetings! Since we last wrote, we have been engaged in many interesting conversations about literacy instruction and developments both locally and beyond. And we have been busy planning for future events. Please read further to learn about: Literacy: What’s Social Studies got to do with it? Please join us on Sunday, March, 5 from 8-9 […]
January 17, 2023
Greetings! We hope 2023 is off to a good start for you! The Brookline Literacy Coalition started the year with a very informative presentation and discussion on January 8th with Dr. Nancy J. Nelson Fien, an expert in school-wide support systems and literacy instructional practices to help teachers meet the needs of all students. We […]
December 19, 2022
Greetings! In this edition, we want to fill you in on events and news from November and also let you know what is on the horizon in January. Highlights: Next Brookline Literacy Coalition Event on Sunday, January 8 at 7 pm “Features of Effective instruction in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to Benefit All Learners” Our […]
November 14, 2022
Greetings! We hope you are all well! We’d like to encourage you to listen to Emily Hanford’s podcast Sold a Story-it’s an amazing, in-depth report on so many of the issues we’re facing in reading instruction. We’ll be hosting an online community discussion about the podcast this coming Sunday November 20th at 7:00 pm. Details […]