RuralSquirrel
@ruralsquirrel.bsky.social
aka Jerome P.
Learning Specialist|BilingualEducation|
French Immersion
Learning Specialist|BilingualEducation|
French Immersion
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In 2,000 children followed from Grades 1–9, we find that #LearningDifficulties co-occur strongly with each other, but only weakly with #ADHD.
While ADHD affects reading comprehension over time, it does not drive reading fluency or arithmetic.
🔗 osf.io/rvd9q/
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While ADHD affects reading comprehension over time, it does not drive reading fluency or arithmetic.
🔗 osf.io/rvd9q/
Led by @mpsyridou.bsky.social
1/5
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In 2,000 children followed from Grades 1–9, we find that #LearningDifficulties co-occur strongly with each other, but only weakly with #ADHD.
While ADHD affects reading comprehension over time, it does not drive reading fluency or arithmetic.
🔗 osf.io/rvd9q/
Led by @mpsyridou.bsky.social
1/5
While ADHD affects reading comprehension over time, it does not drive reading fluency or arithmetic.
🔗 osf.io/rvd9q/
Led by @mpsyridou.bsky.social
1/5
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Is dual language learning too difficult for children with special education needs? Dr. Fred Genesee weighs in on this podcast, “Dispelling the Myths of French as a Second Language and Special Needs Learning:” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Episode 9: Dispelling the Myths of FSL and Special Needs Learning
Podcast Episode · “French Footprints: FSL in the Early Years” · 2025-07-21 · 26m
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October 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Is dual language learning too difficult for children with special education needs? Dr. Fred Genesee weighs in on this podcast, “Dispelling the Myths of French as a Second Language and Special Needs Learning:” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
« …the triangle is about instruction not students.[…]When we view the model as one of prevention instead of categorization , it becomes clear that we’re not labeling students but refining the instruction they receive. » Stephanie A.Stollar #mtss #readingscienceacademy #studentfocusedcoaching
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
« …the triangle is about instruction not students.[…]When we view the model as one of prevention instead of categorization , it becomes clear that we’re not labeling students but refining the instruction they receive. » Stephanie A.Stollar #mtss #readingscienceacademy #studentfocusedcoaching
« Universal screening is one of the best tools for checking the health of your Tier 1 system. It helps you use data to make decisions about prevention instead of reaction » Stephanie A. stollar #mttss #readingscienceacademy
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
« Universal screening is one of the best tools for checking the health of your Tier 1 system. It helps you use data to make decisions about prevention instead of reaction » Stephanie A. stollar #mttss #readingscienceacademy
« […]as families brace for time off, educators are bracing too – for potential budget cuts. And that’s as Oregon’s education system remains one of the worst performing in the nation.[…] www.opb.org/article/2025...
‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon education report card - budget woes, enrollment issues and Trump effect
The state’s education system is already facing major issues before potential budget cuts.
www.opb.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
« […]as families brace for time off, educators are bracing too – for potential budget cuts. And that’s as Oregon’s education system remains one of the worst performing in the nation.[…] www.opb.org/article/2025...
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Coloritext, colorisez vos textes pour une lecture adaptée.
Un outil simple et interactif permettant de modifier la couleur, le contraste ou la typographie des textes afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité et l’engagement des élèves.
classetice.fr/2025/11/11/c...
Un outil simple et interactif permettant de modifier la couleur, le contraste ou la typographie des textes afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité et l’engagement des élèves.
classetice.fr/2025/11/11/c...
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Coloritext, colorisez vos textes pour une lecture adaptée.
Un outil simple et interactif permettant de modifier la couleur, le contraste ou la typographie des textes afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité et l’engagement des élèves.
classetice.fr/2025/11/11/c...
Un outil simple et interactif permettant de modifier la couleur, le contraste ou la typographie des textes afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité et l’engagement des élèves.
classetice.fr/2025/11/11/c...
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Inclusion thrives when we uplift students *and* the teachers guiding them. Teachers need support, not just policy. 🌟 #LeadInclusion #TeacherTwitter #UDL #EduSky #EdChat
August 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Inclusion thrives when we uplift students *and* the teachers guiding them. Teachers need support, not just policy. 🌟 #LeadInclusion #TeacherTwitter #UDL #EduSky #EdChat
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Tier 3 is not special education. It’s just intensive intervention, and anyone might need it. #LeadInclusion #MTSS #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
August 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Tier 3 is not special education. It’s just intensive intervention, and anyone might need it. #LeadInclusion #MTSS #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
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Great #inclusion doesn’t happen by accident. Teachers need scheduled time to identify barriers & co-plan. #LeadInclusion #UDL #TeacherTwitter #EdChat #EduSky
August 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Great #inclusion doesn’t happen by accident. Teachers need scheduled time to identify barriers & co-plan. #LeadInclusion #UDL #TeacherTwitter #EdChat #EduSky
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*NEW POST* The Enduring Persistence of Neuromyths in Education
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date.
Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues
open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date.
Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues
open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
Beyond Neuromyths: Why Teachers Still Embrace Ideas That Don't Work
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of educational misconceptions in the wild.
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
*NEW POST* The Enduring Persistence of Neuromyths in Education
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date.
Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues
open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date.
Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues
open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
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Have you tried NOTEBOOK LM (by Google) yet
👉 notebooklm.google.com
Download your teacher handbook that you're supposed to read and upload to Notebook LM. Let it create an engaging conversation for you to listen to instead.
#GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace #EduSky
👉 notebooklm.google.com
Download your teacher handbook that you're supposed to read and upload to Notebook LM. Let it create an engaging conversation for you to listen to instead.
#GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace #EduSky
July 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Have you tried NOTEBOOK LM (by Google) yet
👉 notebooklm.google.com
Download your teacher handbook that you're supposed to read and upload to Notebook LM. Let it create an engaging conversation for you to listen to instead.
#GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace #EduSky
👉 notebooklm.google.com
Download your teacher handbook that you're supposed to read and upload to Notebook LM. Let it create an engaging conversation for you to listen to instead.
#GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace #EduSky
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New paper about a brief word-problem screener for use in the elementary grades. It's free to read this article! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
And then download the screener at: www.piratemathequationquest.com
And then download the screener at: www.piratemathequationquest.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New paper about a brief word-problem screener for use in the elementary grades. It's free to read this article! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
And then download the screener at: www.piratemathequationquest.com
And then download the screener at: www.piratemathequationquest.com
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Attention all students and academic coaches! Want to ace exams and remember information long-term? Stop rereading, highlighting, and cramming. Instead, try the proven method of retrieval practice to boost learning and retention.
Study Smarter, Not Harder
These are the best books, blogs, and podcasts to help your students study smarter, not harder, with the science of learning.
www.retrievalpractice.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Attention all students and academic coaches! Want to ace exams and remember information long-term? Stop rereading, highlighting, and cramming. Instead, try the proven method of retrieval practice to boost learning and retention.
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An excellent 10 minute rundown of the current US education landscape, contrasted with the previous 20 years www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
May 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
An excellent 10 minute rundown of the current US education landscape, contrasted with the previous 20 years www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
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Les résultats de l'enquête internationale TIMSS sur le niveau en maths des écoliers français sont sans appel : le « plan maths » et les choix pédagogiques de l'EN n'ont pas porté de fruits : Une analyse de
@fjarraud.bsky.social sur le club de Médiapart : blogs.mediapart.fr/francois-jar...
@fjarraud.bsky.social sur le club de Médiapart : blogs.mediapart.fr/francois-jar...
TIMSS : le futur gouvernement doit changer de politique éducative
Les résultats de l'enquête internationale TIMSS sur le niveau en maths des écoliers français sont sans appel : le « plan maths » et les choix pédagogiques de l'Education nationale n'ont pas porté de …
blogs.mediapart.fr
May 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Les résultats de l'enquête internationale TIMSS sur le niveau en maths des écoliers français sont sans appel : le « plan maths » et les choix pédagogiques de l'EN n'ont pas porté de fruits : Une analyse de
@fjarraud.bsky.social sur le club de Médiapart : blogs.mediapart.fr/francois-jar...
@fjarraud.bsky.social sur le club de Médiapart : blogs.mediapart.fr/francois-jar...
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I’m a big fan of Jonathan Plucker’s work on advanced learning. Just found his excellent Substack—highly recommend. Here's a snippet. I agree: too many advanced math students aren’t getting in-class acceleration. We need advanced programming for them. jonathanplucker.substack.com/p/spring-has...
April 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I’m a big fan of Jonathan Plucker’s work on advanced learning. Just found his excellent Substack—highly recommend. Here's a snippet. I agree: too many advanced math students aren’t getting in-class acceleration. We need advanced programming for them. jonathanplucker.substack.com/p/spring-has...
For reading instruction to be effective, not just any sensory pathway through the brain is acceptable. The targeted paths need to be language-specific and phonological-specific.
Multi-Sensory Instruction - Evidence-Based NOW! Programs Impoves Learning Difference
In discussing its marketing strategy with a documentary filmmaker, the CEO of an airline spoke of the “across the board” changes they were making, from their advertisements to the look of the interior...
www.nowprograms.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
For reading instruction to be effective, not just any sensory pathway through the brain is acceptable. The targeted paths need to be language-specific and phonological-specific.
« Nearly ninety years later, the treatment of A.D.H.D. hasn’t moved very far beyond Bradley’s discovery.»https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/magazine/adhd-medication-treatment-research.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?
With diagnoses at a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat it.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
« Nearly ninety years later, the treatment of A.D.H.D. hasn’t moved very far beyond Bradley’s discovery.»https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/magazine/adhd-medication-treatment-research.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Great essay by Sarah Oberle @sarahoberle.bsky.social on teacher PD!
thenext30years.substack.com/p/sarah-ober...
thenext30years.substack.com/p/sarah-ober...
April 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great essay by Sarah Oberle @sarahoberle.bsky.social on teacher PD!
thenext30years.substack.com/p/sarah-ober...
thenext30years.substack.com/p/sarah-ober...
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“There is evidence that spelling interventions are more effective at supporting struggling readers than interventions focused on reading.”~Shananahan, 1984
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
April 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“There is evidence that spelling interventions are more effective at supporting struggling readers than interventions focused on reading.”~Shananahan, 1984
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
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On the AEI Report Card podcast, the host asked me to list two common math education myths. I shared these:
1️⃣ Myth: Timed tests cause math anxiety
2️⃣ Myth: Procedural fluency works against conceptual understanding
www.aei.org/podcast/talk...
1️⃣ Myth: Timed tests cause math anxiety
2️⃣ Myth: Procedural fluency works against conceptual understanding
www.aei.org/podcast/talk...
www.aei.org
April 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On the AEI Report Card podcast, the host asked me to list two common math education myths. I shared these:
1️⃣ Myth: Timed tests cause math anxiety
2️⃣ Myth: Procedural fluency works against conceptual understanding
www.aei.org/podcast/talk...
1️⃣ Myth: Timed tests cause math anxiety
2️⃣ Myth: Procedural fluency works against conceptual understanding
www.aei.org/podcast/talk...
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5 générateurs de dés à histoires en ligne:
Les dés à histoires sont couramment utilisés pour stimuler l’imagination, faciliter la narration et structurer des idées de manière ludique.
outils-visuels.fr/5-generateur...
Les dés à histoires sont couramment utilisés pour stimuler l’imagination, faciliter la narration et structurer des idées de manière ludique.
outils-visuels.fr/5-generateur...
March 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
5 générateurs de dés à histoires en ligne:
Les dés à histoires sont couramment utilisés pour stimuler l’imagination, faciliter la narration et structurer des idées de manière ludique.
outils-visuels.fr/5-generateur...
Les dés à histoires sont couramment utilisés pour stimuler l’imagination, faciliter la narration et structurer des idées de manière ludique.
outils-visuels.fr/5-generateur...
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2/2 California parent David Margulies presenting to his school board on the importance of fluency with math facts.
youtu.be/frmXGHMH3xY?...
youtu.be/frmXGHMH3xY?...
NMCUSD Presentation on Math Fact Fluency - February 27, 2025 (UPDATED)
YouTube video by Information
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March 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
2/2 California parent David Margulies presenting to his school board on the importance of fluency with math facts.
youtu.be/frmXGHMH3xY?...
youtu.be/frmXGHMH3xY?...