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The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI–pronounced “you fly”) is improving literacy outcomes for struggling readers.
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Check out the UFLI Foundations game generator app! Select one or more lessons and generate new games using words from those lesson. Games can be a fun way for kids to get the extra practice they need!
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Do you know about the FREE resources we are developing to accompany each lesson in the UFLI Foundations manual? We have already posted hundreds of items on the UFLI Foundations Toolbox. Take a look...
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Check out our new Decodable Text Guide to find passages and books that align with the UFLI Foundations scope & sequence. Access the guide from the Toolbox page:
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We had fun collaborating with Jack Hartmann on his new Blendable Sounds video!
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It's HERE!!! The UFLI Virtual Blending Board for decoding practice is now available...check it out!
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Preparing teachers to implement UFLI Foundations for our 3-5 intervention pilot...
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In case you missed it...check out this presentation on decoding and encoding strategies from our director,
@HollyLanePhD
, at the recent
@oregonrti
symposium.
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Just FYI...there are some fabulous new goodies available on the "Printable Resources" section of the UFLI Foundations Toolbox!
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We're super excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar series: Teaching Reading Online! See below for details, and visit our website to register.
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All hail the King of Reading!!! 👑😍
Student who struggled with cvc words in August just read this perfectly and jumped up declaring himself the king of reading. It's these moments that make this job feel absolutely amazing.
@UFLiteracy
🥰
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We are excited to introduce our latest project, the UFLI Virtual Teaching Resource Hub. We’ve taken our proven methods of reading instruction and intervention and transformed them into FREE materials for use in the virtual classroom. Come take a look!
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Congratulations to UFLI director, Dr. Holly Lane, for receiving the International Literacy Association's 2021 Leaders Inspiring Readers Award! This award was just made for her and we couldn’t be more proud. Thanks for all you do to help teachers help their struggling readers.
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In case you missed the UFLI Foundations webinar on Progress Monitoring & Differentiation, you can access the recording here:
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So grateful for our amazing UFLI team members, who spent their Saturday wrapping up the very first UFLI Foundations Trainer Bootcamp!!
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Check out this evidence-based program for teaching multisyllabic word reading! A FREE resource from
@DrToste
and colleagues ...
✨ WORD CONNECTIONS ✨
We are thrilled to share our research-based reading intervention program! This 40-lesson program has been redesigned and packaged for ease of implementation. Teacher manual and all program materials are available for download now! 🆓
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The UFLI Foundations manual is available for pre-order here:
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Have you met Robbie the Robot? The scripted lessons at the link below provide teachers with a simple, fun method of teaching students the most important phonological skills: phoneme blending and segmenting.
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Our 84 gazillion fabulous UFLI app users apparently blew up the server. The new one should be up and running in a few days. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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To be decodable, text must be aligned to your scope & sequence. This is why we created our Decodable Text Guide:
PSA: A text is not inherently "decodable." Decodability is a property of the text ⭐️in relation to the reader⭐️. So, e.g., for a child who has learned the alphabet, sh, and "for," the page below is 100% decodable, but for a child who has only learned the alphabet, it's only 40%.
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In case you missed last week's UFLI webinar, "Science or Snake Oil? How to Tell the Difference," now you can watch the recording.
Also check out the accompanying resource page:
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The UFLI Virtual Teaching Resource Hub now has many activities available in Google Slides format!
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Yep, Team UFLI has been hard at work!!
Whoa.
If you haven't checked back recently on the shared spreadsheet with all of the decodable texts aligned with each sound taught in the UFLI sequence check out the HUGE number of decodable book series added!
#OntEd
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The best way to foster a love of reading is to teach kids HOW to read well.
Always in awe of watching teachers teach students how to read and the excitement on their faces when it clicks 😍
#TSCSchools
@UFLiteracy
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Another UFLI Foundations implementation webinar is in the books! Thanks to all who attended tonight. We'll post the recording as soon as we can. Our next webinar will be on Thursday, August 25, at 6pm EDT. The topic will be Progress Monitoring and Differentiation.
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Are you using UFLI Foundations??
Click this link and let us hear from you (and please share with your colleagues who are using UFLI). This survey will help us better understand teachers’ experiences using UFLI Foundations.
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Teachers, remember that effective virtual reading instruction is possible! Check out the FREE resources from UFLI...
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Want to learn how to make and use word chains to teach decoding and encoding? Check out our new tutorial video!
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Phinder is our favorite resource for finding words for phonics instruction!
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Aww, UFLI loves you right back! 😍
I am in love. ❤️
I’d been all through the website, I’d watched the videos, but I didn’t want to pass judgment until I had a hard copy in my hands.
This will be my foundational program resource this year in K & the Gr. 1 & 2 teachers are on board too.
Thank you
@UFLiteracy
.
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This may sound current, but Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote this 54 years ago.
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The best way to promote a love of reading is teaching a child HOW to read well! ❤️📚
This Grade 1 student 👏🎉✅Confidently decodes ✅Fluency ✅Understands and learns from literary content ✅Asks what a word means )checks for understanding) AND ✅He loves to read now! Because He CAN!!
#SOR
@UFLiteracy
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Be sure to check out our other apps, too!
It’s more engaging to practice phonemic awareness on the smart board! Thank you UFLI for this amazing resource.
@MHES_Eagles
@UFLiteracy
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Check out
@UFLiteracy
's own
@burnsmk1
on
@literacypodcast
, clearing up some common misconceptions about phonemic awareness.
Really excited about the new podcast with
@literacypodcast
. I hope we clear up some misconceptions about PA.
@ILAToday
@leadforliteracy
@NCILiteracy
@Bigideasinlit
@LiteracyCoalit1
@CECMembership
@nasponline
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Come join UFLI on November 2 for our next webinar: Science or Snake Oil? How to Tell the Difference.
Click here to register:
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Great work!!
Look how proud they are! In addition to teaching the foundational skills necessary for proficient reading,
@UFLiteracy
has drastically improved our handwriting this year! 👏🏼
@TISDGOES
#GOBeTheGameChanger
🖤🐯💛
@TomballISD
#DestinationExcellence
♥️🤍
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Join us for the follow-up session to our Teaching Reading Online webinar series! We'll be answering questions from our post-webinar surveys and sharing some new resources. You won't want to miss it!
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We had a great time meeting today with leaders from
@MarionCountyK12
Schools as they become a part of the James Patterson Literacy Challenge!
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What are they saying about UFLI Foundations? Well, let's start with one of the leading researchers on foundational skills development!
Learn more here:
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A great tool for building words during virtual teaching!
Hey teachers- we see you and we appreciate you! 🤓😍Thanks for hanging in there and making sure students learn how to read, despite today's challenges. Download our *free* TRL Virtual Soundboard to support your phonics instruction during remote learning:
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Check out the latest (FREE!) resource from the UFLI Virtual Teaching Resource Hub: slides and cards for teaching heart words...
Go to Instructional Activities > Irregular and High Frequency Words > Irregular Words
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Interested in learning more about UFLI Foundations? Take a tour of our new manual...
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Thanks to
@JP_Books
and
@BillClinton
for the wonderful shout-out about the literacy work going on at the University of Florida!
@UF
@UF_COE
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Great choice! 😉
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UFLI WEBINAR REMINDER:
Science or Snake Oil? How to Tell the Difference
Wednesday, November 2, 7pm Eastern
Click here to register:
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❤️
A week or so ago I share this moment in UFLI’s Facebook page…
@UFLiteracy
Today I thought I would share it here.
By the way this student was a 5th grader…
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In case you missed yesterday's webinar...
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We use this conceptual framework for our teacher professional development to get away from the simplistic "fab five" characterization of reading. Note that comprehension is in the center, and everything else contributes to comprehension.
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UFLI Foundations is sure to make an impact in
@HillsboroughSch
with the support of this AMAZING leadership team!! 🤩
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends!
So excited to dig in to this new resource this morning! On this Thanksgiving weekend (in 🇨🇦), I am thankful for the amazing Science of Reading learning community that inspires and motivates me every day!
@UFLiteracy
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Check out the new Reading Rockets guide to virtual reading instruction for students with learning disabilities--of course, it features a lot of UFLI resources... 😍
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Congrats on a terrific year!!
On report card writing day I compared my students data in reading from sept-June. The growth my students made in 1 year through
@UFLiteracy
. 👏 The colours show the shift from intensive to benchmark .
@PSschoolshines
@PembinaTrails
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Shout out to
@NCILiteracy
, where we got the idea!
And in case anyone wants to watch the whole webinar...
Love this slide from
@UFLiteracy
which illustrates what intervention looks like-UFLI Foundations: Progress Monitoring and Differentiation.
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It's Dyslexia Awareness month! To learn what dyslexia is (and what it's not!), to understand state and federal policy, and to locate professional development and resources, visit the UFLI Dyslexia Resource Hub:
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More AMAZING professional learning--this time in Broward County. More than 250 Broward teachers spent last week immersed in the science of reading, and now they're fired up and ready for the new school year!
#JPLC2019
@browardschools
@BrowardLiteracy
@UF_COE
@JP_Books
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We are excited to unveil the UFLI Dyslexia Resource Hub, our new one-stop shop for information about dyslexia policy and practice!
October is
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
, so please share!
@UF_COE
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The fabulous
@ValContesse
preparing early childhood teacher candidates for their small-group reading intervention experience using UFLI Foundations...
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Join us tonight, Tuesday, May 17, at 7:30pm EDT, for another sneak preview of UFLI Foundations, our soon-to-be-released explicit, systematic phonics program. Register here:
For more info:
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We were so excited to have a surprise visit from the world's best-selling author at the
#JamesPattersonLiteracyChallenge
Summer Reading Academy!!
@JP_Books
@UF
@AlachuaSchools
#SavingLives
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UFLI is pleased to announce Project READERS, a federally funded grant to support on-campus Ph.D. scholars at the University of Florida.
Info session Tuesday, October 25, 7pm EDT. Register at
More info: Dr. Kristi Cheyney-Collante at cheyneyk
@coe
.ufl.edu
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Join us for a UFLI Webinar about Diverse BookFinder, a go-to resource for librarians, educators, parents, and anyone who seeks to create collections in which all children can see themselves reflected in the picture books they read.
3/14, 7:30pm EDT
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What better way is there to spend a Saturday night?? 😉
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Worth reading and sharing!
“Good readers flexibly work through alternative pronunciations, relying on what they know about the letters, spelling patterns, and phonemes to guide each of their choices.”
Pause Prompt Praise versus 3-Cueing... Why promote one and shun the other? An explanation of the role of meaning in decoding.
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Check out these DEDICATED Larkdale Elementary teachers who are spending their Saturday learning about Small Group UFLI instruction!
#JamesPattersonLiteracyChallenge
@BrowardLiteracy
@UFLiteracy
@JP_Books
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Hey folks, just in case you missed this blog post from
@ParkerPhonics
, it is really worth a read!
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Please tell your students that UFLI is thankful for them--and for you, too! 😍🦃
@UFLiteracy
@HeggertyPA
@CounselorFE
My heart literally melted when my students said they were thankful for UFLI and phonemic awareness! 💯 authentic and unprompted!!! ❤️🖤❤️
#webelieve
@HumbleISD_FE
@BHeckman_FE
@suttonamysimon
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Congratulations to
@colleenpollett
for her
@kscope_tedcec
award for Outstanding Qualitative Research! Her dissertation study of the pilot of our new UFLI Foundations curriculum has already made a significant impact.
Congratulations to the winners from our graduate student poster sessions today! Thank you for sharing your impressive work with the
@TED_CEC
community!
#CEC2022
@CECMembership
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So do we!! 😁🥳😆
Thank you
@UFLiteracy
for all of the incredible free resources! My kiddos squeal with excitement when the blending board comes up on the screen!
#phonicsisfun
#mpesleadtheway
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In case you missed last night's webinar on how to implement the Day 2 lessons, here's the recording...
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We've just wrapped up an AMAZING week of professional learning with Alachua County teachers at our James Patterson Literacy Challenge Summer Reading Academy! These teachers are revved up to make a difference!
#literacy
#JPLC
#UFLI
@UF_COE
@AlachuaSchools
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This is a helpful infographic to guide families in determining whether their child's school is using effective literacy practices.
Avoid a Lemon: This infographic tells you what to do if you are given something that doesn't follow the
#scienceofreading
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Learn some of history of UFLI Foundations in this great podcast…
🎙️Today’s
#ReadingRoadTrip
episode features
@HollyLanePhD
!
@thismomloves
and Holly unpack foundational reading and spelling instruction, clarifying how we can give all students a strong start to reading and writing
🎧Listen & Subscribe!
@UFLiteracy
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We're excited to engage with district professional learning staff from
@browardschools
in productive and provocative conversations about literacy!
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Marion County K-2 teachers are ready to start implementing UFLI Small Group with their struggling readers!
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For our friends down under…
Auspeld is now the exclusive distributor of the
@UFLiteracy
Institute’s UFLI Foundations manual in Australia and New Zealand!
This explicit and systematic phonics program provides teachers with detailed but easy to follow lesson plans.
Pre-order at
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@right2readproj
@markseidenberg
Silent reading time is when struggling readers become experts at fake reading.
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There's no place like UFLI...there's no place like UFLI...
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Have you tried our virtual word work mat? Giving students remote control makes it even more engaging!
Groups today are off to a great start! Thanks to
@UFLiteracy
for providing the sound boxes- they’ve been a lifesaver! In Zoom, I’m able to give a student control of the remote, so they can drag and drop- such a cool feature that makes it much more interactive!
@JohnJenkinsEle1
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Come study special education and literacy policy and practice with
@UF_EdPolicy
and
@UFLiteracy
! Full funding for four full-time, on-campus Ph.D. students.
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The Gator Nation is everywhere! 🐊
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Here's a great article about our collaboration with
@ValContesse
,
@UFDigitalWorlds
, and
@pkyongedrs
on the creation of the virtual Word Work Mats!
@UF_COE
(links to the mats at the end!)
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We're thrilled to work such dedicated teachers in Broward County schools!
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Teachers at our partner schools are busy making a difference for their students!
@browardschools
@BrowardLiteracy
@SunshineElem
5th grade teachers have their data and ready to form groups with
@UFLiteracy
facilitator Ally!
@Daaron110
@SunshineMiramar
@lozano4ernie
@ElemCadre6
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More new resources from UFLI!
Wow! Another great resource from
@UFLiteracy
--an online, interactive word work mat that is SUPER easy to work with!
Would be great for online teaching or on iPads in person 🥳
#ELAChat
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Check out the
@CollabClassroom
blog about multisensory instruction from
@UFLiteracy
director
@HollyLanePhD
...
Read the latest from our blog series Structured Literacy: Unpacking Eight Key Questions for Transforming Reading Instruction and Outcomes for Readers featuring Dr. Holly B. Lane, director of the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI).
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Check out The Base Bank from
@SoundSyllable
to download great resources for teaching morphemes:
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