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Dr. Pam Kastner
@liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social
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Contributing Faculty Member, Mount Saint Joseph University, Reading Science Doctoral Program. President, The Reading League Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Literacy Coalition. Passionate advocate for the right ALL have to be literate. Posts are my own.
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Aug 23
☀️ Summer Skill Saturdays – Week 14! Focus: Morphology & Structured Word Inquiry. Explore a podcast, must-read books, Dr. Kelly Grillo’s infographic, & the Morphology Project 🇦🇺 Full narrative ➡️ bit.ly/Kastner-Full... Resources ➡️ bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Aug 9
Summer Skills Saturday – Week 12!
6 expert sessions w/ facilitation guides: Archer, Hunter, Hennessy, Van Cleave, and Gillis. Build skills in SoR, word recognition, comprehension, morphology & syntax. Access it all here: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-... #ScienceOfReading
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Aug 2
Week 11 of #SummerSkillSaturdays is here! ☀️ Curated vids, articles & guides to kick off PD season right! 🎯 Topics: #StructuredLiteracy, #ExplicitInstruction & How the Brain Learns to Read. 📥 Dive in: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-... #LiteracyLeadership #ReadingScience
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Aug 1
Goodbye beautiful & friendly, Fargo!
Thank you to the educators of ND who are so eager and engaged to learn about the science of reading!
Now it’s Alaska or bust, a bit of 2nd home for me! I am returning to learn with teachers who have become like family.
#livingingratitude
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jul 26
Week 10 of #SummerSkillSaturdays celebrates #ExplicitInstruction & routines after an amazing week w/ Dr. Anita Archer! 💡 Explore resources:
📊 bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-Week10-Infographic-InstructionalRoutines
📖 bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-Week10-InstructionalRoutines-FullNarrative
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jul 19
☀️Week 9 of #SummerSkillSaturdays is a #BookStudyBonanza! 📚
6 book studies on Structured Literacy, Dyslexia, ELs, Comprehension & more—with resources & recordings!
🖼️ Infographic: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
📖 Full Narrative: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jul 13
Week 8 of #SummerSkillSaturdays: ✍️Writing Wonders! Boost handwriting with top resources from Graham, Van Cleave, Datchuk & more! PLUS free tools (LIFTER & CLIFTER)!
🖋️ bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
📝 bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
#WritingMatters
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jul 9
📢 PA educators, families—everyone! Reading is a right. Urge leaders to pass SB700/HB684 & fund $100M for literacy. Kids can’t wait. Act now to close the gap & secure PA’s future. 💬 Send a message in seconds: mstr.app/8dd50c4c-8b5... 📚 #LiteracyMatters
Tell PA Leaders: Don’t Leave Our Kids—and Our Future—Behind | Teach Plus
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jul 5
🌞Week 7 of #SummerSkillSaturdays = a deep dive into semantics/vocabulary! Explore 6 powerhouse resources on explicit routines, SWI, morphemes & more! Infographic👉 bit.ly/KastnerWeek7... | Full post👉 bit.ly/Kastner-Full... #SemanticSaturdayStrategies
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 30
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 28
📚 Week 6 of #SummerSkillSaturdays is here! Summarization boosts comprehension (effect size = .79). Explore 6 top tools to teach it: infographic 👉 bit.ly/Kastner-Week... + full guide 👉 bit.ly/Kastner-Full... #GetTheGIST
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 24
It’s Toolkit Tuesday! Boost reading comprehension with the GIST Toolkit from Great Middle Schools—research-based strategies, examples, & organizers to help grades 4–9 students grasp and express what they read.📚 greatmiddleschools.org/toolkits/rea...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 21
Week 5 of #SummerSkillsSaturdays highlights 6 must-see resources on Structured Literacy, featuring Dr. Spear-Swerling’s article + webcast, IDA & Cox Campus guides, infographics & more!
Infographic: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
Details: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 17
Thank you to the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) and to all the California educators who attended my session today for the California Literacy Conference!

This was my third year presenting at this incredible literacy conference, and it is always an honor!!
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 16
It’s a Marvelous Monday to dig deeper into syntax & sentence structure! 🧠📚 Explore 3 powerful resources from Literacy How & Keys to Literacy + my infographic & links to boost your practice! ➡️ bit.ly/Kastner-MM-S...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 16
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 14
It's Syntax & Sentences Saturday! This week’s Summer Skill Saturday features 6 powerful syntax resources—lessons, presentations & more! Dive into the infographic for all the details: bit.ly/45o7K7q #SyntaxMatters #LiteracyInstruction
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 9
Hello Friends,

There was a request to create the infographic I created of MTSU's, 5 Common Reading Errors and How You Can Help, with a white background.

If you would like this version, you can access it here: bit.ly/Kastner-Whit...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 9
It’s beginning! What an honor to join the Wyoming Department of Education once again for the Embracing Literacy conference. They have quotes all over the tables and I think the one I am posting suits me best.
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 7
Week 3 of #SummerSkillsSaturdays = Secondary Literacy Success! Explore 67 PD sessions & a national resource hub to support upper elementary–HS. ☀️Dive into PaTTAN & The Reading League resources!
Padlet: bit.ly/Kastner-SSS-...
PDF: bit.ly/SSS-W3-Secon...
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 6
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has taken down and removed the lists they posted yesterday, as required by Act 135 of 2024: Structured Literacy.
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 3
Marvelous Monday resource from MTSU’s Dyslexia Center! 📘 Check out Decoding Tips for Parents: 5 Common Word Reading Errors and How to Help—great for families & educators.
Explore more at dyslexia.mtsu.edu/ebooks/ + see my infographic: ✨https://bit.ly/3Fx6rIM
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · Jun 1
PA Educators, Curious about Pennsylvania's Reading Council, established through Act 135? Check out the Reading Council committees, meeting agendas & notes below. Be sure to watch this site, the recommended lists for curricula, screening, & PL aligned to SL out this week: www.pa.gov/agencies/edu...
Reading Leadership Council
Reading Leadership Council
www.pa.gov
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Dr. Pam Kastner @liv2learnliteracy.bsky.social · May 31
It’s Sight Word Saturday—Week 2 of #SummerSkillSaturdays!
Explore 6 top resources on how words become sight words: from Dehaene to Miles to McCandliss.
Infographic ➡️ bit.ly/43kkdYh
PDF Recap ➡️ bit.ly/4kfYyGx
#ScienceOfReading #Literacy
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