Sean Morrisey
@smorrisey.bsky.social
5th Grade Teacher. I really enjoy teaching, especially vocabulary. Go Bills! 🦬
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“No more playing ‘who can guess what’s going on in my head’!” @smorrisey.bsky.social
Sean Morrisey shares how he’s gone from playing “who can tell me what this word means” to teaching vocabulary using an explicit approach to vocabulary instruction!! #vocabulary @researchedcanada.bsky.social
Sean Morrisey shares how he’s gone from playing “who can tell me what this word means” to teaching vocabulary using an explicit approach to vocabulary instruction!! #vocabulary @researchedcanada.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“No more playing ‘who can guess what’s going on in my head’!” @smorrisey.bsky.social
Sean Morrisey shares how he’s gone from playing “who can tell me what this word means” to teaching vocabulary using an explicit approach to vocabulary instruction!! #vocabulary @researchedcanada.bsky.social
Sean Morrisey shares how he’s gone from playing “who can tell me what this word means” to teaching vocabulary using an explicit approach to vocabulary instruction!! #vocabulary @researchedcanada.bsky.social
While we should not just look at a general list to go by with regard to academic vocabulary, there are certainly academic words that are quite important for Ss to know. Let's get started. Take words that mean change. These words are vital for Ss to know and understand. 1/
March 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
While we should not just look at a general list to go by with regard to academic vocabulary, there are certainly academic words that are quite important for Ss to know. Let's get started. Take words that mean change. These words are vital for Ss to know and understand. 1/
I have a 30-minute skills block which includes daily spelling, vocabulary, morphology, and reading fluency work. I try to keep initial instruction of vocabulary and spelling quick and simple. Ss use mwb for answering. I teach 3 words at a time using consistent routines.
January 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I have a 30-minute skills block which includes daily spelling, vocabulary, morphology, and reading fluency work. I try to keep initial instruction of vocabulary and spelling quick and simple. Ss use mwb for answering. I teach 3 words at a time using consistent routines.
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I've just created a starter pack for Developmental Language Disorder. I am sure there will be lots of people I've missed so if you spot omissions (including yourself) then please let me know. #DevLangDis
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December 9, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I've just created a starter pack for Developmental Language Disorder. I am sure there will be lots of people I've missed so if you spot omissions (including yourself) then please let me know. #DevLangDis
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
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I'm quite excited to talk about the Science of Learning! Hopefully, we will not get another snowstorm next week.
Join us on December 10th to hear Sean Morrisey discuss strategies to help make learning stick!
Register here:
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Making Learning Stick: Strategies Backed By Science
How can we ensure that what’s learned is remembered? Join acclaimed WNY teacher Sean Morrisey in this workshop for all educators.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I'm quite excited to talk about the Science of Learning! Hopefully, we will not get another snowstorm next week.
@dtwuva.bsky.social has talked so much about the power of stories. Here are 3 stories I use for a WWII/Holocaust ELA unit. @georgetakei.bsky.social memoir in graphic novel form is outstanding. Hana's Suitcase is a wonderful book and has created a documentary based on the book as well.
December 4, 2024 at 12:12 AM
@dtwuva.bsky.social has talked so much about the power of stories. Here are 3 stories I use for a WWII/Holocaust ELA unit. @georgetakei.bsky.social memoir in graphic novel form is outstanding. Hana's Suitcase is a wonderful book and has created a documentary based on the book as well.
These math sequences, based on Craig Barton's work allow students to think about the math and practice fluency. Why aren't we talking more about practice activities like this. 100% participation. Communitive Property between #1 and #2. Using mental math strategies for #7-10 1/
December 4, 2024 at 12:10 AM
These math sequences, based on Craig Barton's work allow students to think about the math and practice fluency. Why aren't we talking more about practice activities like this. 100% participation. Communitive Property between #1 and #2. Using mental math strategies for #7-10 1/
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One of the things that keeps me going back to Twitter is that I get fairly regular DMs on there asking me for advice about reading.
Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason.
Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.
Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason.
Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.
December 2, 2024 at 10:14 PM
One of the things that keeps me going back to Twitter is that I get fairly regular DMs on there asking me for advice about reading.
Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason.
Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.
Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason.
Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.
Friday, I cut the lawn. Today, I shoveled 3 feet of snow. It's just a typical weekend in the southtowns of Buffalo. It's GameDay. Go Bills!
December 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Friday, I cut the lawn. Today, I shoveled 3 feet of snow. It's just a typical weekend in the southtowns of Buffalo. It's GameDay. Go Bills!
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November 30, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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Do you know why the /n/ is sometimes spelled kn, as in the words knee, know, and knight, etc?
Read this quick article if you are interested in understanding how etymology impacts spelling.
wordtorque.com/knuffelconta...
Do you know why the /n/ is sometimes spelled kn, as in the words knee, know, and knight, etc?
Read this quick article if you are interested in understanding how etymology impacts spelling.
wordtorque.com/knuffelconta...
Knuffelcontact: word of the year
Lots of coronavirus language has sprung up with Covid19. Find out what a knuffelcontact has to do with knights or knees and even Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems.
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November 29, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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Do you know why the /n/ is sometimes spelled kn, as in the words knee, know, and knight, etc?
Read this quick article if you are interested in understanding how etymology impacts spelling.
wordtorque.com/knuffelconta...
Do you know why the /n/ is sometimes spelled kn, as in the words knee, know, and knight, etc?
Read this quick article if you are interested in understanding how etymology impacts spelling.
wordtorque.com/knuffelconta...
Do you want to review feeling words? Try Shades of Meaning in a Reader's Theater format. Ss need to really take on the role and get the shade of meaning correct in their intonation and expression. Audience members have to figure out who is playing which part.
November 28, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Do you want to review feeling words? Try Shades of Meaning in a Reader's Theater format. Ss need to really take on the role and get the shade of meaning correct in their intonation and expression. Audience members have to figure out who is playing which part.
The Science of Reading and Literature - a 🧵
First, let's set the stage: 3 - 5th Grade Students
Ss #1 - Advanced Reader
Ss #2 - Average (very fluent, weak vocabulary)
Ss #3 - Struggling (poor fluency, weak vocabulary)
All of these Ss receive similar instruction 1/
First, let's set the stage: 3 - 5th Grade Students
Ss #1 - Advanced Reader
Ss #2 - Average (very fluent, weak vocabulary)
Ss #3 - Struggling (poor fluency, weak vocabulary)
All of these Ss receive similar instruction 1/
November 27, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The Science of Reading and Literature - a 🧵
First, let's set the stage: 3 - 5th Grade Students
Ss #1 - Advanced Reader
Ss #2 - Average (very fluent, weak vocabulary)
Ss #3 - Struggling (poor fluency, weak vocabulary)
All of these Ss receive similar instruction 1/
First, let's set the stage: 3 - 5th Grade Students
Ss #1 - Advanced Reader
Ss #2 - Average (very fluent, weak vocabulary)
Ss #3 - Struggling (poor fluency, weak vocabulary)
All of these Ss receive similar instruction 1/
I absolutely love books like these, one with amazing illustrations and one written in verse. Both are great stories and are both accessible to struggling 5th grade readers. Huge books, but with far fewer words than what appears. One of my Ss just finished Big Tree and was overjoyed!
November 27, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I absolutely love books like these, one with amazing illustrations and one written in verse. Both are great stories and are both accessible to struggling 5th grade readers. Huge books, but with far fewer words than what appears. One of my Ss just finished Big Tree and was overjoyed!
I like to take pictures of the books that my students read. We are competing to see if we can read more books this year than my class last year. It is also an easy way of seeing what kids read from year to year.
November 27, 2024 at 12:42 PM
I like to take pictures of the books that my students read. We are competing to see if we can read more books this year than my class last year. It is also an easy way of seeing what kids read from year to year.
What my 5th graders read in the last two weeks.
November 27, 2024 at 12:38 PM
What my 5th graders read in the last two weeks.
I try to embed vocabulary into almost all aspects of learning throughout the day. On this day, we were practicing sentences using prepositional phrases. I always tell Ss to embed previously learned vocabulary.
November 27, 2024 at 12:36 PM
I try to embed vocabulary into almost all aspects of learning throughout the day. On this day, we were practicing sentences using prepositional phrases. I always tell Ss to embed previously learned vocabulary.
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Great article by @ensermark.bsky.social. Well worth reading if you are looking to refine your use of retrieval quizzes ⬇️ #edusky
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In my last column I explored how "Do It Now" often goes wrong - today I look at some principles to help get it right
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In my last column I explored how "Do It Now" often goes wrong - today I look at some principles to help get it right
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6 ways to make your retrieval quiz more effective
Some simple tweaks to your lesson-starter quizzes can make them much more worthwhile for everyone, writes Mark Enser
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November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Great article by @ensermark.bsky.social. Well worth reading if you are looking to refine your use of retrieval quizzes ⬇️ #edusky
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I have read a LOT of books on the #ScienceOfReading to increase my knowledge & understanding of the reading process and to improve learning outcomes for my students.📕📙📗
Here are a few of my favourite books that align with each of the strands of Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001)…
Here are a few of my favourite books that align with each of the strands of Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001)…
November 25, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I have read a LOT of books on the #ScienceOfReading to increase my knowledge & understanding of the reading process and to improve learning outcomes for my students.📕📙📗
Here are a few of my favourite books that align with each of the strands of Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001)…
Here are a few of my favourite books that align with each of the strands of Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001)…
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A few of my favorite podcasts on the #ScienceOfReading.
Which ones are your favourites? Which new podcasts should I include on my updated list for 2025??
Which ones are your favourites? Which new podcasts should I include on my updated list for 2025??
November 23, 2024 at 6:40 PM
A few of my favorite podcasts on the #ScienceOfReading.
Which ones are your favourites? Which new podcasts should I include on my updated list for 2025??
Which ones are your favourites? Which new podcasts should I include on my updated list for 2025??
There are too many affixes & roots to teach every year, but teaching morphology consistently makes Ss think about word parts more imo. An example from today. Earlier in the year, my class learned the word voracious. Yesterday, my Ss were explicitly taught savory and unsavory 1/
November 24, 2024 at 12:11 AM
There are too many affixes & roots to teach every year, but teaching morphology consistently makes Ss think about word parts more imo. An example from today. Earlier in the year, my class learned the word voracious. Yesterday, my Ss were explicitly taught savory and unsavory 1/